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...Although the FAA says it has no evidence that the crash was a terrorist attack, New York city went into lockdown mode immediately following the disaster, declaring a "Level 1" alert, shuttering all three city airports, and closing down traffic on bridges and tunnels entering the city. The Bush Administration said it briefly considered shutting down all airports, but ultimately rejected the idea because it felt there was no credible threat to other flights...
...President's chopper took off from the White House last Wednesday, the war at home was breaking out all over. The number of people exposed to anthrax on Capitol Hill was mushrooming, and the leaders with whom he had breakfast that morning were thinking of a temporary lockdown on Capitol Hill. Bush called the Vice President to get an update on the victim count as he flew to his airplane. "Dick, Daschle says there are thirty people," said Bush, "but Ari has other information. Get with Ridge and get on this...
...departed from its usual action-packed plotlines and dizzyingly quick camera movements in favor of a much more subdued pace. The bulk of the episode takes place in a single room. There has been a ‘crash’ or a security breach that calls for a lockdown on the whole West Wing. By chance, a group of high school students who have won the opportunity to participate in Presidential Classroom are in the building. They are secured in the office’s cafeteria along with Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman. In a subplot, Chief...
...Many charge that the problems, which range from inadequate food to lice-ridden bedsheets to virtual lockdown conditions, stem from the fact that the INS has not paid close enough attention to the surroundings in American detention centers. "A big part of the problem has to do with the INS's practice of contracting out to private firms who are in charge of the actual detention," says University of Delaware political science professor Mark Miller, who is an expert on immigration politics. "Some of these firms should not have been awarded contracts, and it took the INS a long time...
However, with all of the excitement and commotion caused by throngs of crew-crazy enthusiasts, security is a central concern. This year, as in years before, the Yard will be in lockdown and will only be accessible to those carrying a Harvard ID and immediate guests of ID holders. This precaution is typically met with resentment, especially among first-years...