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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...

    Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Peter T. King, Elizabeth Banks

    2. Sep 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. BioWatch upgrade apparently postponed

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Amid concerns about cost and reliability, the federal Department of Homeland Security has quietly postponed plans to buy technology that officials have long claimed could provide a life-saving upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks.
    WASHINGTON — Amid concerns about cost and reliability, the federal Department of Homeland Security has quietly postponed plans to buy technology that officials have long claimed could provide a life-saving upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's system...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Democratic National Convention (2008), Janet Napolitano, National Security, Bioterrorism

    3. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Congress members voice doubts about BioWatch

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior Republican colleague voiced grave doubts Thursday about the viability of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks that has been plagued by false alarms.
    WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior Republican colleague voiced grave doubts Thursday about the viability of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks that has been plagued by false...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, National Security, Democratic Party, Laura Richardson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    4. Nov 15, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Airport tests reveal major security flaws

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    Washington Federal investigators smuggled the components of liquid-based bombs past screeners in 19 airports nationwide in secret tests earlier this year, showing that a terrorist could thwart the latest U.S. security regulations. "Our tests clearly...

    Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Justice System, Democratic Party

    5. Apr 26, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. Charlize Theron on 'Fox News Sunday'

    Charlize Theron puts in an appearance this weekend on "Fox News Sunday." The Oscar-winner is a messenger of peace for the United Nations.
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    Charlize Theron puts in an appearance this weekend on "Fox News Sunday." The Oscar-winner is a messenger of peace for the United Nations. She and Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, are in the power play segment of the program at 10 a.m. Sunday...

    Tags: Amy Klobuchar, News Media, Claire McCaskill, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Antonio Villaraigosa

    6. Apr 20, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Boston bombings to dominate Sunday morning shows

    THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED:
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    THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Discussion about the Boston Marathon bombings and the suspects will fill the Sunday morning talk shows. A look at the guest list, which has been very fluid this weekend: ABC's "This Week" features Mayor Thomas Menino, D-...

    Tags: Raymond W. Kelly, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, Dan Coats

    7. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Protect Our Prairies Act creates a nationwide ÂSodsaver provision

    Washington, DC - On Feb. 14, Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz (D-MN), along with six additional cosponsors, introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect our nation's remaining native prairies and prime grasslands. The Protect...

    Tags: Kristi Noem, Agriculture, Collin Peterson, Rentals, Natural Resource Industry

    8. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| CNN

  8. TSA officers will be retrained after racial profiling complaints

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is retraining some workers after allegations of racial profiling by officers assigned to look for people behaving suspiciously, a spokesman said.
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    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is retraining some workers after allegations of racial profiling by officers assigned to look for people behaving suspiciously, a spokesman said. The classes come after agents at Boston's Logan...

    Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Social Issues, American Civil Liberties Union, Minority Groups, Bill Keating

    9. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Americans on no-fly list allowed to learn to fly

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; U.S. citizens who are on the government's list of people banned from flying because they're considered terror threats are not prevented from learning how to fly in schools around the country, according to government regulation.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. citizens who are on the government's list of people banned from flying because they're considered terror threats are not prevented from learning how to fly in schools around the country, according to government regulation....

    Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Security Measures, National Security, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    10. Jun 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Victims of 1998 Africa bombing still seeking compensation

    Fourteen years after a truck bomb ripped through the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the families of 12 Americans killed in the attack are still fighting for federal compensation that has been granted to other terrorism victims &#8212; a struggle that has left many feeling betrayed and forgotten.
    Fourteen years after a truck bomb ripped through the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the families of 12 Americans killed in the attack are still fighting for federal compensation that has been granted to other terrorism victims — a struggle that has...

    Tags: Allen West, Tanzania, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives, Kenya

    11. May 16, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Homeland Security official: Airport employees are potential terror risks

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Commercial air travel is at risk from terrorists who quietly get jobs at airports so that they can attack from within sensitive areas, a senior Homeland Security Department official told lawmakers Wednesday.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Commercial air travel is at risk from terrorists who quietly get jobs at airports so that they can attack from within sensitive areas, a senior Homeland Security Department official told lawmakers Wednesday. There has never been...

    Tags: Justice System, National Security, Personal Data Collection, Transportation Security Administration, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. House vote sets up Senate cybersecurity showdown over privacy, corporate and government spying

    <span class="s1">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The House&rsquo;s solid bipartisan vote for a cybersecurity bill sends a message to the Senate: Now it&rsquo;s your turn to act.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s solid bipartisan vote for a cybersecurity bill sends a message to the Senate: Now it’s your turn to act. Ignoring a White House veto threat, the House approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and...

    Tags: Susan Collins, Democratic Party, Computer Crime, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Defense

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