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National Defense July 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Emergency Rooms Unprepared for Bio-Attacks Of all the safety nets designed to cope with a biological attack in U.S. cities, emergency rooms are among the least prepared, lacking diagnostic tools and trained personnel, experts told a Senate panel.
National Defense July 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Military Bases Getting Protection Against WMD Attacks Up to 200 U.S. military bases will be equipped with chemical and biological detectors during the next several years, under a program that could cost as much as $1.3 billion.
National Defense July 2004 Harold Kennedy	Air Force Seeks to Upgrade Close Air Support Fleet As the Iraqi and Afghan conflicts evolve essentially into ground wars the Air Force is moving to improve its ability to provide close air support, according to the service's top officials.
National Defense July 2004 Harold Kennedy	Services Need to Share Logistics Information The lack of accurate information about supply requirements, shipments and deliveries has hurt military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Learning how to fix those information gaps is one of the most important lessons of the war.
National Defense July 2004 Roxana Tiron	Multinational Naval Exercises Welcome in Southeast Asia In an effort to increase force interoperability and security in Southeast Asia, the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet participates in a series of bi-lateral exercises with other navies in the region. The planner behind some of these exercises is the Logistics Group, Western Pacific.
National Defense July 2004 Roxana Tiron	Lack of Specificity in Navy Shipbuilding Plans Irks the Industry Frustrated by perpetual fluctuations in U.S. Navy shipbuilding budgets, industry leaders are asking for funding stability.
National Defense July 2004 Peter M. Steffes	2005 Defense Bill Beginning to Take Shape Congress is making progress on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005. The defense authorization bill sets policy and funding levels.
ifeminists June 16, 2004 Carey Roberts	Yes, Fathers Are Essential Despite what the American Psychological Association might say, most persons agree that dads are worth keeping around.
InternetNews June 16, 2004 Roy Mark	House Republicans Move to Protect Accenture Contract Procedural maneuvers likely to keep $10 billion DHS deal in hands of Bermuda-based computer services firm.
PC Magazine June 16, 2004 Sebastian Rupley	Policing Tech Peeping Toms Congress is now considering a bill called the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, designed to prevent people from using digital cameras and web postings of images for lewd purposes.
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