National Guard to Carry Weapons at Canadian Border
About 40 of 75 Vermont National Guard troops at the 15 Quebec border crossings will be armed with 9 mm pistols after five days of training under a new Defense Department Customs Service agreement. The move, part of expanded border security since Sept. 11, follows similar talks with INS to arm additional troops.
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Vermont
Patrick Leahy
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Leahy
Quebec
Martha Rainville
Vermont National Guard
United States
INS
Bush signals plan to push Middle East peace process
President George W. Bush pledged a forthcoming plan to advance the Middle East peace process after weekend talks with Egyptian President Mubarak and a Monday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon. White House aides say options include a timetable for talks, with a Turkey conference in view, while no formal plan is expected yet. Mubarak pressed for a schedule to end Israel’s grip on the West Bank and Gaza and for a Palestinian state.
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Turkey
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Dick Cheney
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
CNN
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Bioterrorism Plans Approved For Public Health Grants
Twenty four states plus New York City and Chicago have approved bioterrorism preparedness plans unlocking 1.5 billion dollars in grants to bolster lab capacity health alert networks epidemiologist staffing and training for clinicians and officials. Some jurisdictions receive extensions for final plan work.
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U.S
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Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson
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Thompson
Office of Public Health Preparedness
National Health Alert Network
New York City
Chicago
Montana
Utah
HHS
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Heights
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