Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Democratic National Convention (2008) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 24
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
•
Next >
-
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: Aerospace Manufacturing, Anthrax, Manufacturing and Engineering, George W. Bush, Janet Napolitano
-
BioWatch technology couldn't detect lethal germs, tests found
WASHINGTON — For two years, the nationwide BioWatch system, intended to protect Americans against a biological attack, operated with defective components that left it unable to detect lethal germs, according to scientists with direct knowledge of...Tags: Anthrax, George W. Bush, Janet Napolitano, Science and Technology, Medical Procedures and Tests
-
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: Anthrax, Cliff Stearns, George W. Bush, Science and Technology, Janet Napolitano
-
Early warnings on BioWatch
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: Symptoms, Janet Napolitano, Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, New York City Police Department
-
BioWatch upgrade apparently postponed
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: National Security, Lab Tests, Bioterrorism, Bennie G. Thompson, Anthrax
-
Homeland Security faulted for BioWatch biological defense system
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has rushed to acquire a new, multibillion-dollar version of the BioWatch system for detecting biological attacks without establishing whether it was needed or would work, according to a new...
Tags: Anthrax, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics
-
The biodefender that cries wolf
DENVER — As Chris Lindley drove to work that morning in August 2008, a call set his heart pounding. The Democratic National Convention was being held in Denver, and Barack Obama was to accept his party's presidential nomination before a crowd of...
Tags: Symptoms, Government, 2012 Democratic National Convention, U.S. Army, Football
-
Governor McDonnell to speak at GOP Convention
Several more politicians will speak at the Republican National Convention in Tampa later this month. The GOP announced Thursday that Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Government, Kelly Ayotte, Executive Branch, Bobby Jindal
-
Michelle Obama, San Antonio mayor to address Democratic convention
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama will address the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 4, the Obama campaign and convention organizers announced today. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro — like the first lady and...Tags: Michelle Obama, Antonio Villaraigosa, Local Government, Democratic National Conventions, Barack Obama
-
State Dems add two campaign operatives
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Florida Democratic Party is outgunned 2-1 in the Legislature, outraised more than 3-1 in campaign collections and looking at a redistricting process whose outcome is unlikely to make a significant difference in either. Nonetheless, the party is... -
Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week
Lehigh Valley Music1. U2 Philadelphia has been waiting to see U2 play its 360° Tour for more than a year and a half, since it first was announced in early 2010. Originally scheduled for last July, the show — as well as...... -
Obama 2.0: A change we can believe in, again
Change of SubjectSept. 28, 2011 print column: The Barack Obama I voted for — the presidential candidate this newspaper endorsed and who won the support of 53 percent of the electorate in 2008 — told many of us what we wanted to......
Dec 22, 2012
|Story| LAT - HOLD Archive
Oct 22, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 15, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 23, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Sep 8, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Sep 12, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 8, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 16, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
Jul 31, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 10, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Jul 14, 2011
| Allentown Morning Call
Sep 27, 2011
| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Democratic National Convention (2008) topic gallery.
