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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. In his 2003 State of the Union address,...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Medical Research, Tularemia , Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Foes rally against proposed immigrant detention center in Joliet
Special to the TribuneOpponents of a proposed immigrant detention center in Joliet turned up the volume of their criticism this month. Gov. Pat Quinn last week joined Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives in opposing...Tags: Lisa Madigan, Rentals, McHenry, Prisons, Pat Quinn
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Sequester budget cuts a concern in hurricane season
Andrea is coming. Then Barry, Chantal and Dorian. If national weather forecasters are right, 13 to 20 named tropical storms will brew up over the warm Atlantic this year in what's expected to be an "active or extremely active" season. Of those, seven to...
Tags: NPR, Tropical Storms, U.S. Congress, Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia), Executive Branch
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George Giftos: Know nothing, see nothing, hear nothing administration
First there was "Operation Fast and Furious," when the Justice Department and other agencies who might have had a hand in it were responsible for the murders of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and U.S. Immigration agent Jaimie Zapata, because of a gun...Tags: Operation Fast and Furious, Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, White House
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Another example of inept leadership
Eric Holder has been embroiled in several controversies dating at least from 2001, when he managed the vetting of President Bill Clinton's 176 last-minute clemencies and pardons, including that of the notorious billionaire financier and tax evader Marc...Tags: Operation Fast and Furious, Bill Clinton, U.S. Cabinet, Barack Obama
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Border entry fee study sparks northern opposition
SEATTLE (AP) — By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Gas north of the 49th parallel, he said, is about $1.30 per gallon more...
Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Bill Owens, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Officials demand more information about proposed immigration detention center
Special to the TribuneJoliet City Councilman Jim McFarland wants to hear firsthand – and publicly – what Corrections Corp. of America plans to do if it builds an immigration detention center in Joliet. McFarland, who called for a public meeting to learn about...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, Corrections Corporation of America, Joliet, Illegal Immigrants
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Drones, fences and sensors influence immigration debate
Stateline.orgWASHINGTON Border security is a crucial part of the immigration overhaul creeping forward on Capitol Hill as it was during Washington's last, doomed attempt to tackle the issue. But in the seven years since, the security situation along the U.S.-Mexico...Tags: Democratic Party, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Crime, Law and Justice, Susana Martinez, Rick Perry
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Moore, Okla.: 24 dead, 240 hurt, 10,000 displaced, 2,400 homes struck
MOORE, Okla. – Residents on Wednesday attempted to return to lives wrecked two days ago by a major tornado, as search and rescue operations began slowly to turn into the first steps to a long recovery. In a first since Monday -- when a tornado...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Politics, Mary Fallin, FEMA, Tornadoes
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Obama to visit tornado-struck Oklahoma town as feds pledge aid
With the president scheduled to visit Moore, Okla., over the weekend, officials of the Obama administration on Wednesday again pledged to help the city recover from the damage of Monday’s tornado no matter how long the process takes. At a joint...
Tags: Mary Fallin, White House, Tornadoes, Jay Carney, Natural Disasters
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Moore residents return to tornado-ravaged area, consider rebuilding
MOORE, Okla. -- As bulldozers cleared great piles of debris where homes once stood, some residents took stock of the wreckage and pondered their next decisions: move or rebuild? For many, including those near the Plaza Towers Elementary School, where...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Tornadoes
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Vice President Addresses Coast Guard Graduates
The Hartford CourantNEW LONDON -- Vice President Joe Biden told graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony Wednesday morning that they will face new responsibilities in a changing and dangerous world. "This is not your father's Coast Guard," Biden...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Politics, University of Delaware, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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