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CNN 2009-09-01

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NPR 2008-09-03

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AP 2010-09-19

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CNN 2008-08-17

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AP 2011-11-12

1. The nation's Emergency Alert System will be activated nationally for the first time this afternoon to test its capability. FEMA chief Craig Fugate warns some video systems may make it look like a real emergency. He says that and other flaws are be

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