17 dead ducks in Capitol Reflecting Pool - HAZMAT

[ensho]

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php?smp=&lang=eng


Authorities searched near the Capitol into the early hours of Saturday morning for possible hazardous materials after more than a dozen ducks were found dead in the Capitol Reflecting Pool. District of Columbia police and fire department personnel and federal officers tested for chemical, biological and radiological agents after 17 dead ducks were spotted in the pool, D.C. Assistant Police Chief Patrick Burke said. The tests were precautionary because of the proximity to the Capitol, Burke said. There was no indication of what caused the deaths. The pool is at the east end of the Mall, at the edge of the Capitol lawn. "It's a mystery," D.C. Fire and Emergency Services Department spokesman Alan Etter said. He noted that whatever caused the deaths might have been encountered "at another location." Etter said authorities remained at the scene until about 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Burke said that the ducks have been sent for testing and that authorities are awaiting the results.
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who would haul 17 dead ducks to the pool? bird flu? wasn't there some in New England and Canada?

[Cassandra]

1. Which part of the administration did they come from?

That was so irresistible.

[Indenturedebtor]

2. Has anyone brought this guy in for questioning yet?

[onehandle]

5. That was my very first thought. nt

[Lex]

3. That's sad. I took my niece & nephew to visit DC this past early spring

and they loved the ducks at the Tidal Basin.




I hope they can find out what killed the ducks.

[liberal N proud]

4. Dead ducks/lame ducks, whats the difference?

[yellowcanine]

6. Heh. I immediately thought "lame duck" as well.

[ensho]

7. are there 17 top lame ducks (neo cons)?

nt

[liberal N proud]

9. The Cabinet: 15 + bu$h and cheney = 17

http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html

[ensho]

10. hhhmmm

wonder what they will say killed the ducks?

[MissDeeds]

8. It's symbolic

We're all dead ducks with BushCo in charge.

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. The Republican State Senator from Mississippi must of been in DC

on assignment.

[tuckessee]

12. They should round up and question Republican senators.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3613831

If state senators are capable of the above then there's no telling what full blown senators might do.

[dysfunctional press]

13. i'd rather see a headline about 434 'dead ducks' in the house of representatives...

dennis can stay.

[MuseRider]

14. LOL. n/t

[LeftinOH]

15. I've heard that ducks sometimes die from bread pieces being thrown into the water

..the bread sometimes sinks in the shallow water, and mixes with their feces, then the ducks dive for it, and they eat the bacteria-laden soggy bread, then later die from botulism. The point being -don't throw bread into the water.

[LeftHander]

16. Decoys...

Ducks were found to be decoys for Cheney's duck blind on the south end of the reflecting pool.

[hootinholler]

17. It's Wabbit Season!

:shrug:

-Hoot