"Policically connected manufacturer." "Corps of Engineers defends supplier, says pumps were better than nothing."
NEW ORLEANS - "The Army Corps of Engineers, rushing to meet President Bush’s promise to protect New Orleans by the start of the 2006 hurricane season, installed defective flood-control pumps last year despite warnings from its own expert that the equipment would fail during a storm, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press."
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