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    Dec 22, 2012 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  1. BioWatch stands at a crossroads

    WASHINGTON -- Year after year, health officials meeting at invitation-only government conferences leveled with one another about BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting deadly pathogens that might be unleashed into the air by terrorists. They...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Congress, Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Tularemia

    2. Oct 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. BioWatch technology couldn't detect lethal germs, tests found

    WASHINGTON — For two years, the nationwide BioWatch system, intended to protect Americans against a biological attack, operated with defective components that left it unable to detect lethal germs, according to scientists with direct knowledge of...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Tularemia , George W. Bush, Science and Technology

    3. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. BioWatch documents demanded

    WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Department and other federal officials responsible for BioWatch, the nationwide system for detecting deadly biological attacks, have withheld key documents sought by a congressional committee, according to the panel's...

    Tags: Disasters and Accidents, George W. Bush, Science and Technology, Janet Napolitano, National Security

    4. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Early warnings on BioWatch

    WASHINGTON — Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government's system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show.
    WASHINGTON — Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government's system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show. Between 2003, when the nationwide network of air...

    Tags: Brucellosis, Politics, Tularemia , Science and Technology, Barack Obama

    5. Sep 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. BioWatch upgrade apparently postponed

    WASHINGTON — Amid concerns about cost and reliability, the federal Department of Homeland Security has quietly postponed plans to buy technology that officials have long claimed could provide a life-saving upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks.
    WASHINGTON — Amid concerns about cost and reliability, the federal Department of Homeland Security has quietly postponed plans to buy technology that officials have long claimed could provide a life-saving upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's system...

    Tags: Lab Tests, Anthrax, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Bennie G. Thompson

    6. Sep 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Homeland Security faulted for BioWatch biological defense system

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has rushed to acquire a new, multibillion-dollar version of the BioWatch system for detecting biological attacks without establishing whether it was needed or would work, according to a new report by a nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress.
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has rushed to acquire a new, multibillion-dollar version of the BioWatch system for detecting biological attacks without establishing whether it was needed or would work, according to a new...

    Tags: Politics, Tularemia , George W. Bush, Barack Obama, National Security

    7. Jul 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. The biodefender that cries wolf

    DENVER — As Chris Lindley drove to work that morning in August 2008, a call set his heart pounding.
    DENVER — As Chris Lindley drove to work that morning in August 2008, a call set his heart pounding. The Democratic National Convention was being held in Denver, and Barack Obama was to accept his party's presidential nomination before a crowd of...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology, Computer Crime, Health

    8. Jul 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Michelle Obama, San Antonio mayor to address Democratic convention

    WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama will address the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 4, the Obama campaign and convention organizers announced today.
    Tribune Newspapers
    WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama will address the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 4, the Obama campaign and convention organizers announced today. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro — like the first lady and...

    Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Politics, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Bank of America Corp.

    9. Jan 10, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. State Dems add two campaign operatives

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    The Florida Democratic Party is outgunned 2-1 in the Legislature, outraised more than 3-1 in campaign collections and looking at a redistricting process whose outcome is unlikely to make a significant difference in either. Nonetheless, the party is...
    10. Jul 14, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  10. Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week

    Lehigh Valley Music
    1. U2 Philadelphia has been waiting to see U2 play its 360° Tour for more than a year and a half, since it first was announced in early 2010. Originally scheduled for last July, the show — as well as......
    11. Sep 27, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  11. Obama 2.0: A change we can believe in, again

    Change of Subject
    Sept. 28, 2011 print column: The Barack Obama I voted for — the presidential candidate this newspaper endorsed and who won the support of 53 percent of the electorate in 2008 — told many of us what we wanted to......
    12. Jul 11, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Jesse Jackson Jr. suffers collateral damage in Blagojevich trial

    Secret recordings of then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich talking about what he could get in return for a U.S. Senate appointment show that as the federal authorities closed in, there was just one contender he thought he could get a deal with — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
    Secret recordings of then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich talking about what he could get in return for a U.S. Senate appointment show that as the federal authorities closed in, there was just one contender he thought he could get a deal with — U.S. Rep....

    Tags: Illinois, Democratic National Conventions, Criminals, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice

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