<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Preparedness</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/specials/preparedness?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><description>Preparedness</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Terrorism Training Expands]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49765-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49765-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[D.C. police officer Timothy Hennigan was on routine patrol in Southeast Washington when his cruiser's radio reported an ominous-sounding situation:  A suspicious car was parked near a large water tower, and a man had been  seen sprinting from the area.]]></description><author> Del Quentin Wilber</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Projects Rekindled as Security Needs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40440-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40440-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Many stalled or contentious road and transit projects are being resold in part as terror evacuation routes.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge's Hazmat Rail Plan Rebuffed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35507-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35507-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[CSX Transportation Inc. and the federal government refused a judge's offer to help settle a dispute with the District over the city's plan to ban railroad shipments of hazardous cargo, setting up a legal showdown on the issue.]]></description><author> Carol D. Leonnig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Try to Block Gas Storage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32507-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32507-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Md. legislators said the bill is in response to concerns about the ability of Washington Gas to respond to reports of persistent gas leaks in Prince George's.]]></description><author> Nancy Trejos</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timeout Proposed In Hazmat Rail Fight]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28291-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28291-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A federal judge said yesterday that he wants to broker a compromise between the D.C. government and CSX Transportation in the dispute over rail shipments of hazardous materials through the city.]]></description><author> Carol D. Leonnig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telecommuting Given New Status]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2517-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2517-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Telecommuting has long been promoted as a way to save the environment and reduce traffic. But area politicians now say it's a way to preserve business operations  --  and even save lives  --  in an emergency.]]></description><author> Heather Greenfield</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardin Fires Broadside  At Social Security Plan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60343-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60343-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin blasted President Bush's proposed restructuring of Social Security  before a largely receptive audience at the Elkridge Senior Center this week. The town hall meeting was one of four such stops Cardin made on Monday and Tuesday as part of a well-coordinated effort among Democrats  --  including Maryland's six Democratic House members  --  to combat the president's agenda.]]></description><author> Julia Feldmeier</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scare Reveals Lack of Anthrax Tools]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45125-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45125-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The anthrax scare at the Pentagon this week has prompted health experts to warn of a shortage of the critical chemical compounds used by laboratories to test for anthrax and other bioterrorism agents.]]></description><author> Spencer S. Hsu and Jamie Stockwell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Janey Wants to Update D.C. High Schools]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45780-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45780-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Superintendent's plan would modernize seven senior high schools by 2011, providing them with either new buildings or additions.]]></description><author> V. Dion Haynes</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarm Uncovers Flaws]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42040-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42040-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The anthrax scare at the Pentagon exposed gaps between military and government procedures which could increase the threat in the event of an actual emergency, officials say.]]></description><author> Spencer S. Hsu</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthrax Response Brings Calls For Summit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41986-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41986-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Washington region's top leaders yesterday called for a summit with federal officials to address their concerns that local governments were kept in the dark during this week's anthrax scare.]]></description><author> Lisa Rein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Eases Alert on Anthrax in Mailrooms]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40146-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40146-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officials say they are confident there is no public health threat after a series of tests all come back negative for the deadly bacteria.]]></description><author> Spencer S. Hsu and Josh White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials Say Fairfax Left Out of Loop]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38274-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38274-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pentagon is criticized for not informing county responders of previous incident.]]></description><author> Jerry Markon and Lisa Rein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthrax Facts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38190-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38190-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What is anthrax?  Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by a spore-forming bacterium. It commonly occurs in wild and domestic animals such as cattle, sheep and goats. It can occur in humans exposed to infected animals. Anthrax spores also can be used as a bioterrorism weapon.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Negative Results But Very Real Fears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38273-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38273-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For employees of the postal service, especially those who had been through anthrax scares before, the fear Monday was very real.]]></description><author> Debbi Wilgoren and Manny Fernandez</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairfax Emergency Plan Distresses Two Students]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21952-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21952-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wheelchair users lobby school officials to install "evacuation chairs" that will allow them, with help from an adult, to get down the stairs and out the door.]]></description><author> Maria Glod</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hazardous  Materials Rerouted]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30752-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30752-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  CSX Transportation officials acknowledged yesterday that when they voluntarily rerouted hazardous-materials shipments last spring from a north-south rail line that passes by the U.S. Capitol, they redirected some of the rail cars onto an east-west line that passes through the District.]]></description><author> Carol D. Leonnig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church Ends Dispute Over SE Gas Station]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11197-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11197-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A months-long dispute over a developer's plans to build a gas station at Massachusetts and Alabama avenues in Southeast has ended with the purchase of the site by a nearby church.]]></description><author> Caryle Murphy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAZMAT]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9113-2005Feb8.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9113-2005Feb8.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/preparedness</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[CSX Corp. is challenging the District's 90-day ban on railroad shipments of hazardous materials that pass through the city, arguing that it is an unconstitutional restriction of interstate commerce.]]></description><author> Eric M. 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