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	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fatal New York Crane Collapses Result in Tougher Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governor of New York has signed a new law that increases both criminal and civil penalties for inspectors of construction cranes who falsify their reports.  The new law also sets stiffer punishments for anyone who tries to bribe crane inspectors or otherwise tries to interfere with their work.
The new crane safety bill was passed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems Push for Tougher Rules Following Crane Collapse Deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Six people have died in  crane collapses this week alone, prompting lawmakers in Congress to push for tougher rules for construction crane work. On Tuesday, nine Senate Democrats sent a letter to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, urging the adoption of tougher standards.
On Thursday, an elderly man was killed in Oklahoma City when the boom of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York City Crane Collapse Sparks Calls for Tougher Federal Standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Officials from New York City testifying before a Congressional committee yesterday urged the federal government to enact tougher safety standards for tower construction cranes.  The testimony came in the wake of two separate crane collapses in Manhattan that killed a total of 9 people.  While the New York officials said the city was enacting its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York City Crane Collapse Investigation Yields Arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend&#8217;s New York City crane collapse that killed 7 people has resulted in the arrest of a city inspector.  The inspector  allegedly lied about checking on the crane in the weeks before it collapsed and decimated a Manhattan block.
The New York City crane collapse occurred on the east side of midtown Manhattan last Saturday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nylon Slings Eyed in New York City Crane Collapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York City crane collapse, which left seven people dead and destroyed much of two city blocks, may have been caused by the failure of nylon slings.  According to The New York Times, photographs supplied by a person who visited the scene of the New York City crane collapse shortly after the accident show [...]]]></description>
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