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Defined by a Sandy sidestep
WASHINGTON -- The end-of-term reviews of John Boehner's House speakership are in, and they aren't pretty. "The conduct of the Republican leadership was disgraceful, it was indefensible and it was immoral." "There was a betrayal." "Disappointing...
Tags: Michael Grimm, Democratic Party, Politics, Endangered Species, John Boehner
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CIA director Petraeus resigns, admits 'poor judgment' over affair
David Petraeus stepped down as the director of the CIA on Friday, citing an affair. "After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as...
Tags: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, David Petraeus, News Agency, U.S. Army
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TSA reforms are urgently needed
Now that the fury has quieted over those touchy-feely pat-downs and body scans, it's time to turn up the volume on how to truly reform airport security.
The U.S. Travel Association, the tourism industry's key Washington lobbying group, did just that this...Tags: Politics, John L. Mica, Trips and Vacations, Transportation Security Administration, Tom Ridge
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Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie
24 FramesThe release of government documents has fanned a simmering controversy in Washington over how much access the White House, the CIA and the Pentagon granted director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for their upcoming movie on the hunt for... -
International sting operation brought down underwear bomb plot
World NowWASHINGTON -- The successful blocking of an ambitious Al Qaeda plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner was an international sting operation worthy of Hollywood, with spies tricking terrorists into showing their cards. Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency,... -
Islamic terrorism: It's not what many think, new report suggests
Nation NowTerrorism report: A new report suggests that the al-Qaeda model of terrorism, in which transnational groups of foreign-trained and foreign-funded extremists cross borders to commit high-profile attacks, has largely been outpaced by a sloppier and less-... -
Cartel-controlled border towns present big challenge in Congress' quest for immigration reform
Associated PressMATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border. The long rows of bunk beds offer...Tags: International Law, Migration, Politics, Roman Catholicism, Police Arrests
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Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting
WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...
Tags: Barack Obama, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Politics, Science and Technology, Laws
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Barack Obama, Politics, Science and Technology, Laws
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Our View: Change needed at checkpoints
Imperial County Supervisor Ryan Kelley had her in front of him, and he wasted no time in bringing up the issue of long lines at Border Patrol checkpoints in the north end of the Valley. It’s been almost two weeks since U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez...Tags: Loretta Sanchez
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Report warned Boston Marathon was vulnerable to terrorism
WASHINGTON — Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that homegrown extremists could use "small-scale...Tags: Government, Politics, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Binational group discusses border transit issues
Staff WriterGrant funding that could double the number of inspections booths at the Calexico West Pedestrian Land Port of Entry as well as other efforts to expedite border commuting were some of the issues presented to the so-called Imperial-Mexicali Valley...Tags: Electronics, Science and Technology, Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting
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