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    Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. BioWatch faces congressional hearing this week

    WASHINGTON — A decade ago, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge oversaw the start of BioWatch, the nationwide system designed to detect airborne releases of anthrax or other biological weapons.
    WASHINGTON — A decade ago, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge oversaw the start of BioWatch, the nationwide system designed to detect airborne releases of anthrax or other biological weapons. In his 2003 State of the Union address,...

    Tags: State of the Union Address, Fort Detrick (military base), Anthrax, George W. Bush, Science and Technology

    2. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama, Chinese president wrap up a sometimes contentious summit

    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, wrapped up a summit at this sweltering California desert resort Saturday after nearly eight hours of talks over two days and a candle-lit dinner aimed at shaping what both leaders called a "new model" of future relations.
    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, wrapped up a summit at this sweltering California desert resort Saturday after nearly eight hours of talks over two days and a candle-lit dinner aimed at shaping what...

    Tags: Communist Party of China, Global Change, Dwayne Johnson, Don Lee, Theft

    3. May 16, 2013 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  3. Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre

    Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....

    Tags: The New York Times, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Politics, Henry A Waxman, Southern California Edison Company

    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. Upton urges Palisades to stay closed for now

    Stay offline until a permanent fix is found.
    Stay offline until a permanent fix is found. That's the advice Michigan Congressman Fred Upton has for a troubled southwest Michigan nuclear power plant. Last weekend, a leak at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant In Van Buren County sent radioactive...

    Tags: Defense Equipment, Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Manufacturing and Engineering, Entergy Corporation

    5. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains

    Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To <a href="http://climate.nasa.gov/effects">this list of calamities</a>, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate change could force more women to become prostitutes.
    Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate...

    Tags: Global Change, Malaria, Ecosystems, Lois Capps, Democratic Party

    6. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns

    WASHINGTON &mdash; President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would. "Any time you'...

    Tags: Insurance, Healthcare Laws, Medicaid, Barack Obama, Washington, DC

    7. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. The high cost of tailpipe emissions

    It isn't hard to recognize an example of false economy in the average household budget. The vegetable gardener who spends $500 on supplies to produce $12 in produce, the inexpensive home repair that falls apart in a month or the avid shopper who saves...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Asthma, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    8. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  8. House investigators seek files related to troubled BioWatch

    WASHINGTON -- Leaders of a House committee probing BioWatch, the nation's troubled system for detecting biological attacks, complained Thursday that administration officials had blocked them from seeing documents held by two senior federal scientists...

    Tags: State of the Union Address, George W. Bush, Anthrax, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology

    9. Dec 22, 2012 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  9. 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: State of the Union Address, Politics, Barack Obama, Anthrax, Medical Procedures and Tests

    10. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  10. Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...

    Tags: Saxby Chambliss, Tom Harkin, Parties and Movements, Richard Shelby, Fred Upton

    11. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Starz seeks new orbit. Britney getting bounced from 'X Factor?'

    <span style="font-size: small;"><strong>After the coffee. Before figuring out where this year went. </strong></span>
    After the coffee. Before figuring out where this year went. The Skinny: We made it through this week in one piece. Now we just have to get through next week until things start to return to normal. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend...

    Tags: Steven Zeitchik, Django Unchained (movie), Entertainment, The X Factor (tv program), BBC

    12. Dec 14, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  12. Friday Morning Coffee: The Weekend Warm-Up.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Several departing state lawmakers, including the former top Republican on the Senate Education Committee, are in line for six-figure, taxpayer-funded payoffs as they head into retirement. State Sen. Jeff Piccola, R-...
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