U.S. Lacks Prep Time
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A labor dispute, fitness concerns and travel challenges have coach Bruce Arena concerned about his national team's readiness for their match Wednesday at Trinidad and Tobago.
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The world still moves in file with the US, but how badly it suffers in a coming slowdown may depend on how long it lasts
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The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early-warning system.
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The tougher US approach is intended to stabilize the country before elections, but offensives bring new risks.
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The world is teetering on the verge of a massive influenza outbreak, and even wealthy nations such as the United States are unprepared for the next pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday.
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The five goals that should be met before the U.S. leaves
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The lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A limited US national missile-defence system is not expected to be activated until at least early 2005, missing President George W. Bush&#39;s year-end goal, a military spokesman said Friday.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  - It is "only a matter of  time" before militants try to launch a seaborne attack on the  United States, but threats of terrorism are greater abroad  because they are avoiding hardened U.S. targets, a senior U.S.  military official said on Wednesday.
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Faced with long delays in issuing passports, the government today postponed an impending requirement that most Americans returning to the United States by land or sea show a U.S. passport.
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KINGSTON, JAMAICA - It was certainly not how the United States wanted to open the next stage of qualification play for a spot in the 2006 World Cup, but all things considered, things could have gone much worse at &quot;The Office.&quot; ...
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The United States is better prepared  to deal with a major disaster like Hurricane Katrina, which  devastated the Gulf region in 2005, but still lacks a formal  structure for coordinating a national response, the head of the  U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
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States that routinely deal with hurricanes and other natural disasters are better prepared than others to handle bioterrorism, but overall the nation is struggling to develop plans for public health emergencies.
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THIS IS NOT a good weekend to hold a presidential election if you are not American and would like to have the attention of the United States and its major allies.
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The U.S. was slow to start creating intelligence networks and has had trouble developing informants because of death threats to Iraqis and their families.
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The world will have to wait until 2010 before the United States of America bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. This is the message the military superpower sent to the delegates attending the first review
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Running for president means sometimes it's hard to get the shopping done.