Truthout roundup 5/27

Two US soldiers killed in Iraq; lack of safety standards for residential air quality led to toxic FEMA trailers; pro-democratic Suu Kyi supporters arrested in Burma; states must balance local priorities and federal requirements in securing anti-terrorism funding; food banks struggle to keep food on the shelves as more Americans seek aid; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org

Blasts Kill Two US Soldiers in Iraq
http://www.truthout.org/article/blasts-kill-two-us-soldiers-iraq Ned Parker reports for The Los Angeles Times: "Two US soldiers were killed in a pair of roadside bombings over the weekend, the US military announced Monday. One soldier died in a bomb blast Sunday night in Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad, that left two other soldiers wounded, the military said. No further information was immediately provided."

Safety Lapses Raised Risks in Trailers for Katrina Victims
http://www.truthout.org/article/safety-lapses-raised-risks-trailers-katrina-victims Spencer S. Hsu reports for The Washington Post: "Within days of Hurricane Katrina's landfall in August 2005, frantic officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ordered nearly $2.7 billion worth of trailers and mobile homes to house the storm's victims, many of them using a single page of specifications."

Burmese Police Seize Suu Kyi Backers
http://www.truthout.org/article/burmese-police-seize-suu-kyi-backers Seth Mydans and Alan Cowell report for the International Herald Tribune: "Authorities in Myanmar were reported to have seized supporters of the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday hours before a deadline for the annual extension of her house arrest."

States Chafing at US Focus on Terrorism
http://www.truthout.org/article/states-chafing-us-focus-terrorism For The New York Times, Eric Schmitt and David Johnston report: "Juliette N. Kayyem, the Massachusetts homeland security adviser, was in her office in early February when an aide brought her startling news. To qualify for its full allotment of federal money, Massachusetts had to come up with a plan to protect the state from an almost unheard-of threat: improvised explosive devices, known as I.E.D.'s."

Food Banks Serving New Demographic Nationwide
http://www.truthout.org/article/food-banks-serving-new-demographic-nationwide Evelyn Nieves writes for The Associated Press: "Jackie Hoffman sifted through a laundry bin filled with aging bread, choosing a loaf of white. Like nearly a third of the first 50 customers to arrive at the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton that morning, Hoffman was new to the pantry. But since she lost her sales job at a local newspaper in December, she has not found work in Stockton, which has the highest foreclosure rate in the country and a hurting job market."