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U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 9, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

SF Gate -- The Olympic flame arrived in San Francisco from Paris early today under cover of darkness amid security typically reserved for head-of-state visits. No protesters were evident at San Francisco International Airport, which was largely deserted except fo.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 8, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- The Olympic torch arrived for its only North American stop amid heavy security Tuesday, one day after its visit to Paris descended into chaos and activists here scaled the Golden Gate Bridge to protest China's human rights record. Meanwhile, International.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Thu Sep 20, 2007 @ 4:45pm neoform

Wired -- International travelers concerned about being labeled a terrorist or drug runner by secret Homeland Security algorithms may want to be careful what books they read on the plane. Newly revealed records show the government is storing such information for ye.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Sep 17, 2007 @ 9:30am neoform

www.ala.org -- It all began March 26, when a woman came to the reference desk and asked Martha Lee of the Bluffton (Ohio) Public Library for the Allen County Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan. Lee told American Libraries that after receiving the appropriate binder, the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 20, 2007 @ 11:24am neoform

Washington Post -- A $1.2 billion program to deploy new radiation monitors to screen trucks, cars and cargo containers for signs of nuclear devices has been delayed by questions over whether Department of Homeland Security officials misled Congress about the effectiveness o.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jul 3, 2007 @ 10:10pm neoform

CNN -- The Transportation Security Administration will deploy special teams to help enhance transit system security in eight cities over the July Fourth holiday, officials said Tuesday. The teams -- consisting of K-9 explosive detection units, air marshals, tran.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 16, 2007 @ 10:49am neoform

Physorg -- The Los Alamos, N.M., National Laboratory reportedly breached national security by sending classified nuclear weapons information over the Internet. The e-mails resulted in "the loss of control of top-secret restricted data," Reps. John Dingell and Ba.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 7:31am neoform

CNN -- Claims of terrorism represented less than 0.01 percent of charges filed in recent years in immigration courts by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to a report issued Sunday by an independent research group. This comes despite the fact.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 26, 2007 @ 4:27pm neoform

pressesc.com -- US citizens who apply for a job will need prior approval from Department of Homeland Security under the terms immigration bill passed by the Senate this week. American Civil Liberties Union pointed out that the DHS's Employment Eligibility Verification.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 22, 2007 @ 5:00pm neoform

FOX News -- Three masked bank robbers shot a security guard, starting a shootout in a bank Tuesday morning that wounded a teller and a customer before the suspects fled, authorities said. The suspects were only in the bank for four or five minutes and got away wit.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun May 6, 2007 @ 3:39am neoform

FOX News -- The Transportation Security Administration has lost a computer hard drive containing Social Security numbers, bank data and payroll information for about 100,000 employee records. Authorities realized Thursday the hard drive was missing from a controll.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 17, 2007 @ 2:03am neoform

FOX News -- On a university campus of 2,600 acres, with more than 25,000 students, ironclad security is not a practical goal. Even so, tough questions swiftly surfaced as to how effectively Virginia Tech authorities responded to Monday's horrific massacre. Why wer.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 15, 2007 @ 11:06am neoform

CNN -- Global warming poses a "serious threat to America's national security" and the U.S. likely will be dragged into fights over water and other shortages, top retired military leaders warn in a new report. The report says that in the next 30 to 40 years th.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Sat Mar 31, 2007 @ 6:02pm neoform

Washington Post -- It is the policy of The Washington Post not to publish anonymous pieces. In this case, an exception has been made because the author -- who would have preferred to be named -- is legally prohibited from disclosing his or her identity in connection with re.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 27, 2007 @ 10:52am mrmdc

CNN -- A woman admitted Monday that she coached her two children to fake retardation starting when they were 4 and 8 years old so she could collect Social Security benefits on their behalf. Rosie Costello, 46, admitted in U.S. District Court that she collecte.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue Feb 20, 2007 @ 9:26am mrmdc

Alter Net -- The bottom line is that the privatization of U.S. National Security is a trend that has been ongoing for years. And the billions of dollars disappeared by contractors in Iraq make disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff look like Little Bo Peep. Remember that.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Feb 8, 2007 @ 1:05am neoform

Forbes -- After numerous denials, the Pentagon has confirmed that a North Carolina company provided armed security guards in Iraq under a subcontract that was buried so deeply the government couldn't find it... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 2, 2007 @ 9:22am neoform

Reuters -- Turner Broadcasting has agreed to pay the full cost -- around $1 million -- of a security alert in Boston triggered by battery-powered cartoon advertising signs for one of its shows, The Boston Globe reported on Friday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 22, 2007 @ 2:53pm neoform

Associated Press -- The Bush administration is checking the accuracy of a watch list of suspected terrorists banned from traveling on airliners in the U.S. and will probably cut the list in half, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jan 5, 2007 @ 10:23pm neoform

Yahoo News -- Entitlements: About to become law is an agreement allowing illegal aliens to get Social Security benefits after only 18 months of employment in the U.S., further burdening a system on the brink of collapse... Read More