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July 31, 2008
Week 14
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Nation headed for heightened alert Anti-terror dollars drop nationwide

43 U.S. cities are in line for fewer dollars in the current budget year than they got a year earlier. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department will soon tell its employees to review security and emergency plans as the country enters into a period of heightened alert lasting until next summer because of the Olympics and U.S. presidential election.

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Healthcare emergency managers face stiffer standards

By Mitch Saruwatari, Special to Homeland1
Compliance standards for emergency managers in hospitals and other healthcare facilities have been getting more comprehensive and stringent over the past few years, particularly since the 9/11 attacks.

Indeed, major catastrophic events and the threat of terrorist attacks exposed the vulnerabilities of our nation’s healthcare emergency preparedness ... Full Story

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Rebuilding trust one year after Minn. bridge collapse
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Pittsburgh may be a way station on nuke rail
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Ill. counties seek safe disposal of medicine
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