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Minnesota bridges rated: An interactive map of bridges that are "structurally deficient," "functionally obsolete" or have gusset plates like those on the I-35W bridge.
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NOVEMBER 2003: Sonia Pitt hired by MnDOT to head Homeland Security and Emergency Management unit. AUG. 1, 2007: I-35W bridge collapses. Pitt is on East Coast trip but fails to rush home. AUG. 11, 2007: Pitt returns to Twin Cities. SEPT. 15, 2007: Star Tribune reports that Pitt is under investigation for possible travel and expense abuses at MnDOT. NOV. 9, 2007: MnDOT fires Pitt for unauthorized travel and expenses, ethics violations and misuse of cell phone. MAY 15, 2008: Arbitrator upholds state's firing of Pitt. MAY 25, 2008: Pitt hired to new job at Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration. JULY 31, 2008: Star Tribune reports Pitt has a federal job. JULY 31, 2008: TSA fires Pitt and opens investigation into her hiring.
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