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California 1st District Congressman Mike Thompson (D.-St. Helena) joined a worldwide chorus commenting on the death of Osama bin Laden, a chief architect of terrorist activities worldwide at the hands of a group of U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan late Sunday.
“Each year, there are over 384,000 crashes involving trucks, buses, and other heavy vehicles,” Congressman Thompson said. “Many of these accidents could have been prevented if advanced safety technologies had been in place.
Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney Allan Dollison spent parts of 2005 and 2006 serving in Afghanistan's war-torn Helmand province.
Consequently, he said he felt three strong emotions upon learning Sunday that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, the architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed thousands of civilians and led to the war in Afghanistan.
Congressman Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released a statement referring to bin Laden's death as "a defining moment in our nation's history and, I hope, a turning point in the ongoing war on terrorism."
"The impact of Bin Laden's death cannot be overstated," he wrote.
Following close to 10 years of searching for Osama bin Laden, the United States learned Sunday night that the world's most sought-after terrorist had been killed.
President Barack Obama announced the news to the nation in a televised Sunday evening address that came with little explanation beforehand regarding the topic.
Although a report from the White House assessing the federal government's efforts to recycle its electronic trash has been delayed a month, U.S. EPA and members of Congress are moving ahead with their own efforts aimed at combating the growing problem of handling waste from devices such as cellphones and computers.
Mr. Speaker, it is with both great sadness and a sense of great honor that I rise today, along with my colleague, Lynn Woolsey, to honor and pay tribute to Mitchell ``Mitch'' Mulas, of Sonoma, California, who passed away March 31, 2011 of complications following heart surgery.
It is no exaggeration to say that Mitch Mulas was an icon in Sonoma County and a role model for generations of fire fighters, teachers and students, and farmers. He represented the best in community service and in devotion to his family.
"Tonight, President Obama confirmed that Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda and mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. The search for the world's most wanted terrorist has finally ended, nearly a decade after the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
Between 1982 and 2008, there was no reason to worry that an oil well blowout could contaminate the wild, often inaccessible coast that defines so much of the character and ecology of Northern California. During that time, there was a mostly bipartisan agreement that offshore oil wells should be banned there.
The summit runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Antioch.
According to a press release from Thompson's office, Delta-dependent communities, jobs and families are at stake in the tug-of-war over California's water. The summit will focus on supporting policies that protect the Delta and its fish.