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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: Conservation, Weather, Global Change, Earth Day, HIV

    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: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Anxiety, Business, Health Insurance Cost, Aetna Inc.

    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: Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, White House, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    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: Democratic National Convention (2008), Tularemia , Political Fundraising, Science and Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing

    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: John Kerry, DirecTV Group Inc., Django Unchained (movie), Time Warner Cable Inc., Paula Abdul

    6. Sep 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. 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....
    7. Nov 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 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: Science and Technology, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Science, U.S. Congress, U.S. Army

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

  8. 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: Diseases and Illnesses, Democratic National Convention (2008), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Cliff Stearns

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

  9. 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: Diseases and Illnesses, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Democratic National Convention (2008), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, White House

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

  10. 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: U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic National Convention (2008), Janet Napolitano, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Lab Tests

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

  11. 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: Weight, Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, John Dingell, Health

    12. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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As chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...
(November 21, 2011)
1. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich.