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Area Officials Talk Security
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and other local officials were guests on "Target Washington," the hour-long premiere of the public affairs television show Sesno Reports on Feb. 24. At a greater Washington town hall meeting at George Mason University, Ridge said the area remains more vulnerable to attack than most major cities.
• Anti-Terrorism Network Launched (The Post, Feb. 25)
• Sesno Reports: Ridge Talks About Threats

Is Washington Prepared?
David Robertson, executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, took part in an online discussion on the preparedness efforts in the D.C. region on Feb. 25.

Frank Sesno examined the terror threats to the Washington area during a Live Online discussion on Monday, Feb. 23.
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Video Blackhawk Over Washington Blackhawk helicopters keep watch over the skies above Washington, patrolling restricted airspace. In this video, pilots fly over national monuments, the Potomac River and other area landmarks during a surveillance mission on June 10, 2003.		Online Resource Personal Preparedness Guide washingtonpost.com has assembled this printable guide to address basic questions about personal preparedness for the possibility of a biological, chemical or radiological event. Read our Guide.
Transcripts Previous Discussions • Two Years Later: Tom Ridge on Homeland Security (September 11, 2003) • Local Readiness: Arlington Police Official Steve Holl (July 18, 2002) • Emergency Management: Barbara Pair of the D.C. EMA (July 18, 2002)		Articles From The Washington Post • Orange Alert Colors Region: Stepped up Security Evident at Landmarks and in Residents' Lives (December 24, 2003) • Anti-Terrorism Funds Buy Wide Array of Pet Projects (Nov. 23, 2003) • Creating a Comfort Zone (March 16, 2003) • COG Officials Unveil Emergency Plan for Region (September 12, 2002) • A City Touched By a War Unseen (September 10, 2002) • Downtown's Hum Muted Under Watch of Humvees (September 13, 2001)