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May 01, 2007

FEMA Missing Disaster Plan Deadline - ThreatsWatch.Org

FEMA Missing Disaster Plan DeadlineThreatsWatch.Org - Apr 28, 2007If the country wasn’t able to deal with a natural disaster, what would occur in the event of another mass casualty terrorist attack? ...Opposing view: Effective aid takes time USA Todayall 15...

January 19, 2007

President Bush Gains Control Over Louisiana Guard In Katrina Disaster - Bayou Buzz

President Bush Gains Control Over Louisiana Guard In Katrina DisasterBayou Buzz, LA - Jan 18, 2007Stateline reports that Congress changed the Insurrection Act to list "natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack ......

January 09, 2007

Chicago's emergency chief discusses city's shaky state of preparedness - JEMS.com

Chicago's emergency chief discusses city's shaky state of preparednessJEMS.com, CA - 22 minutes agoIs Chicago truly prepared for a natural disaster or terrorist attack — a question central to Mayor Daley's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games? ......

Is Chicago safe from a terrorist attack? - Chicago Sun-Times

Is Chicago safe from a terrorist attack?Chicago Sun-Times, IL - Jan 8, 2007We can do better in making sure we are able to get the buy-in from all the people of Chicago in terms of their personal preparedness." ...Chicago's Emergency Chief...

November 07, 2006

Operation Christmas Child is Underway - SolancoNews.com

Operation Christmas Child is UnderwaySolancoNews.com, PA - 6 hours ago... and deliver over 8 million personalized gift-filled shoe boxes this year to children in more than 90 countries suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism ......
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October 30, 2006

New Disaster-Preparedness Resource Provides Valuable Information ... - U.S. Newswire (press release)

New Disaster-Preparedness Resource Provides Valuable Information ...U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Oct 27, 2006... and Quality (AHRQ), in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), today released Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for ......
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October 17, 2006

In Case of Emergency ... - Public CIO

In Case of Emergency ...Public CIO, CA - 1 hour ago... How are government IT organizations prepared to respond to increasing threats of terrorism, a pandemic outbreak, or the next natural disaster, such as an ......
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September 27, 2006

Experts: U.S. must protect food supply - (Associated Press)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- FBI deputy director John S. Pistole was cited as saying Monday that the United States needs to continue taking steps to protect its food supply from terrorism just as it would its buildings, airports and...
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September 13, 2006

As 5th Anniversary Of 9/11 Approaches, Public Confidence In Government Drops

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the American public's confidence in the ability of the U.S government to protect them from terrorism, or respond to disasters or emergencies, has dropped to startling new...

September 06, 2006

I’m tired of hearing that the Republicans can prot...

Source: tebremson@aol.com (Ed Bremson), The Tao of Politics
I’m tired of hearing that the Republicans can protect our homeland from terrorism better than the Democrats can. They are somehow insinuating that the Democrats are soft on terrorism by saying that. No one is soft on terrorism. No...
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Indonesia to fight terrorism, bird flu - Central Chronicle

Indonesia to fight terrorism, bird fluCentral Chronicle, India - 34 minutes ago... to woo investors, Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday promised to step up efforts to combat corruption, terrorism, bird flu and other ......
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Source: jeromeba, I Like FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)- a former independent agency that became part of the new Department of Homeland Security in March 2003 - is tasked with responding to, planning for, recovering from and mitigating against disasters. FEMA can...