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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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: Democratic Party, Malaria, Environmental Issues, Barbara Lee, Henry C. Johnson Jr.

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

  2. 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: Max Baucus, Health Insurance, Barack Obama, Kathleen Sebelius, Health Insurance Cost

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

  3. 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: George W. Bush, Science and Technology, Disease Prevention, Kathleen Sebelius, White House

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

  4. 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: Medical Procedures and Tests, George W. Bush, Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Terrorism

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

  5. 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: The X Factor (tv program), Paula Abdul, Entertainment, John Kerry, Entertainment Events

    6. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. BioWatch's many bugs

    It's possible that not every problem has a technological solution. That will come as a shock to U.S. policymakers, who since the 9/11 terrorist attacks have invested in multiple technologies to protect us from evildoers. Some have been a success, while others &mdash; such as enhanced surveillance techniques or airport scanners that can peer through clothing &mdash; are often seen as unacceptable invasions of privacy. And then there are ideas that simply don't work or are impractical, such as <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-13/u-s-backs-off-all-cargo-scanning-goal-with-inspections-at-4-.html">scanning every shipping container</a> entering U.S. ports for nuclear weapons.
    It's possible that not every problem has a technological solution. That will come as a shock to U.S. policymakers, who since the 9/11 terrorist attacks have invested in multiple technologies to protect us from evildoers. Some have been a success, while...

    Tags: George W. Bush, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Terrorism

    7. Sep 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Rep. Henry Waxman gets President Obama's endorsement

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    President Barack Obama has endorsed Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills). Waxman is running against nonpartisan businessman and former Republican Bill Bloomfield of Manhattan Beach....
    8. Nov 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Upgrade of faulty U.S. biodefense system opposed

    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's top expert on anti-terrorism technology has privately advised her to spike a long-planned, multibillion-dollar upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's troubled system for detecting a biological attack. Dr. Tara...

    Tags: George W. Bush, Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Terrorism, National Security

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

  9. 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: Medical Procedures and Tests, George W. Bush, Disasters and Accidents, Science and Technology, Disease Prevention

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

  10. Early warnings on BioWatch

    WASHINGTON &mdash; 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: Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Terrorism, White House, Elections

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

  11. BioWatch upgrade apparently postponed

    WASHINGTON &mdash; 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: Bennie G. Thompson, Democratic National Convention (2008), George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Anthrax

    12. Jan 31, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. 1-800-GET-THIN centers criticized

    Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery.
    Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery. In a letter to House members considering a congressional investigation of...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Allergan Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, Weight Loss Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics

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