The last Labour government attempted to release efficiency savings by creating a network of regional fire control rooms.

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In short, the United States cannot afford to view the proposed sale of the Tyco Global Network as it has too many similar fire-sales of sensitive American-owned assets in recent years (including, notably, IBM's transfer to Communist China of its personal computer division).

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Strategic fire-sale

The network was under fire for much of the 16 days of the Games by viewers who took to Twitter and Facebook to complain about its tape-delayed coverage of big-ticket events, which NBC has said was necessary to maximize its prime-time audience.

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Residents around the mine were without power, according to CNN affiliate, America Noticias, and the network showed images of a mine building on fire.

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He is now Secretary of the National Fire Sprinkler Network, an organisation which brings together representatives from fire brigades, politicians and the fire sprinkler industry to lobby for more mandatory sprinklers.

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The network also came under fire for spoiling the results of U.S. swimmer Missy Franklin's gold medal-winning race when it ran a "Today" show promo that revealed the outcome of the race before it was telecast that night.

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The law also enabled the formation of a nationwide interoperable wireless network for our first responders, so that police, fire, and rescue agencies can communicate with each other seamlessly across state and local boundaries, with spectrum allocated to public safety spectrum being made available to commercial providers when not in use by first responders.

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Another story that could have far-reaching and possibly very adverse implications for Indo-American relations went nearly unremarked, however - apart from attention from CNN's Lou Dobbs and his intrepid investigative staff: The impending transfer, at fire-sale prices, of a strategically vital, American-owned global fiber-optic network to an Indian concern with close ties to its government and military.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Strategic fire-sale