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Ed Markey: “The Bush guideline was that for 10 to 20 miles, people should just start running or ducking under their bed.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
The Bush guideline was that for 10 to 20 miles, people should just start running or ducking under their bed.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the previous administration's inadequate emergency guidelines for nuclear incidents.

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