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- Fed Role In Terror Re Debated.(Terrorist attacks' impact on reinsurance industry)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Congress took the first tentative steps last week towards setting up a "reinsurer of last resort" for terrorist attacks. At a House Financial Services Committee hearing, the concept of a federal reinsurance pool was promoted by insurance Congress took the first tentative steps...
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- Waste issues may go on hold.(United States waste management policy)(Brief Article)
- Washington - Like the rest of the nation, Washington can be split into before and after Sept. 11, 2001. Prior to the terrorist attacks, the waste industry looked for landfill methane gas and waste-to-energy tax credits and inclusion in renewa ...
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- Former FBI Chief Blames Congress for Lack of Funds Prior to Terrorist Attacks.
- By Cam Simpson, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Cam Simpson, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 2002-10-09
- A fatal flaw? A hole in the Constitutional system could prevent Congress from functioning after a terrorist attack. America needs bold action.
- The attacks on September 11, 2001 could have been worse. Were it not for the brave passengers on board United Airlines Flight 93, much of Congress might have perished. Recent interviews with captured terrorists have confirmed that this plane was head The attacks on September 11,...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress
- The nation's air, land, and marine transportation systems are designed for accessibility and efficiency, two characteristics that make them highly vulnerable to terrorist attack. While hardening the transportation sector from terrorist attack is difficult, reasonable measures can be taken to deter terrorists. The focus of this report is how best...
- White papers 2005-06-15
- Insurers Bullish on 2002, but...(Wants Congress to provide backstop insurance coverage since Islamic terrorist attacks)(Brief Article)
- Insurance companies are projecting strong loan growth this year, but warn that lending on trophy properties will plummet unless Congress agrees to provide backstop insurance coverage against terrorism. Insurance companies are projecting strong loan growth this year, but warn that lending on trophy properties...
- Research articles 2002-01-25
- Attack Puts Insurance Issues On Back-Burner.(Terrorist attacks impact on insurance industry)(Brief Article)
- No words available to this writer can adequately describe the scale of events that struck the United States on Sept. 11. The seemingly parochial issues affecting the insurance industry now pending on Capitol Hill pale in comparison to the security No words available...
- Research articles 2001-09-24
- Manufacturers React to Terrorist Attack.(Brief Article)
- THE DEVASTATING terrorist attack on the US was "an act of war that presents a real and present threat to our country," but it must not be allowed to further weaken the economy, the nation's largest organization of manufacturers said last THE DEVASTATING...
- Research articles 2001-09-24
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- Congress eyes tax breaks for victims.
- Estate levy to be bypassed, income taxes waived In the wake of the terrorist attacks, the U.S. Congress is moving quickly to pass a bill giving substantial income and estate tax relief to the victims. Two...
- Research articles 2001-09-24
- Study Says Use of Foreign Ships Makes U.S. Seaports Vulnerable to Attack.
- By David Lerman, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 24--WASHINGTON -- The use of foreign-flagged ships to transport military equipment makes U.S. seaports more vulnerable to terrorist attacks, a General Accounting Office study has found. ...
- Research articles 2002-07-24
- Reforming U.S. intelligence: after the terrorist attack - National Affairs - Cover Story
- "... The President and Congress must radically increase their surveillance of intelligence if America is to have a system that is both effective and reflective of democratic values." THE COLD WAR ended 10 years ago with the demise of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, but the intelligence...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Collecting information on U.S. persons - Brief Article
- Editor's Note: Given the recent passage of a number of bills to control terrorism by Congress, there has been concern over individual freedoms and the military's role in the new judicial legislation. This article is extracted from a memorandum, Subject: Collecting Information on U.S. Persons, dated 5 November 2001, and...
- Research articles 2002-01-01
- U.S. scraps plan for anti-radiation pills
- WASHINGTON -- The federal government will not give anti-radiation pills to millions of people who live 10 to 20 miles from a nuclear plant because there are more effective ways to protect people in case of an accident or terrorist attack, the White House said Monday. ...
- Research articles 2008-01-29
- U.S. Closes In on Terror Pool.(terrorism insurance pool planned; proposed tax policy to benefit insurers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- The Insurance industry is encouraged by the White House plan for a federally backed reinsurance pool; economic-stimulus proposal includes insurers. Insurance industry advocates are cautiously optimistic that Congress and the Bush administration are moving toward a plan that would shield the industry from...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Experts rank top terror concerns plaguing U.S. drinking water plants.(Brief Article)
- The distribution systems of drinking water utilities are the components most vulnerable to terrorist attack, according to the Government Accountability Office GAO. Testifying before the House Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, John Stephenson, GAO director of Natural Resources and the Environment, also cited...
- Research articles 2004-10-19
- Assessing vulnerability of drinking water. (Security Beat).(Brief Article)
- The Environmental Protection Agency has been "a little skimpish" in raking steps to prevent terrorist attacks against U.S. infrastructure, said Tom Dunne, EPA'S associate assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response. But that's changing somewhat, he told a recent conference on terrorism. ...
- Research articles 2002-09-01
- American Jewish Congress Challenges Israel's Critics To Come Up With A Better Solution For Ending Hamas Terrorism
- NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- American Jewish Congress President Jack Rosen today charged Israel's critics with "moral bankruptcy" for failing to condemn Wednesday's Hamas attack on peaceful students and staff at Hebrew University with the same vigor and intensity with which they condemned Israel's assassination of Hamas arch-terrorist...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- IPI CANCELS WORLD CONGRESS IN NAIROBI
- The International Press Institute IPI, the global network of editors,media executives and leading journalists, has decided to cancel its WorldCongress in Nairobi, Kenya, originally scheduled for 1-4 June 2003.After both the U.S. and UK governments, among others, warned their citizensabout an "imminent" terrorist attack on foreigners and commercial aircraft,and British...
- Research articles 2003-05-19
- KENYA: IPI CANCELS WORLD CONGRESS IN NAIROBI.(International Press Institute )(Brief Article)
- The International Press Institute IPI, the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has decided to cancel its World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, originally scheduled for 1-4 June 2003. After both the U.S. and UK governments, among others, warned their citizens about an "imminent"...
- Research articles 2003-05-19
- Rights at risk/ U.S. has a long, tarnished history of limiting
- In times of war and national crisis - such as we've experienced since the terrorist attacks last year - the United States understandably has acted to protect itself against attack from within our borders. Congress and presidents have done what seemed necessary at the time to safeguard the American people....
- Research articles 2002-09-09
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