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U.S. security role urged
Tribune Staff WriterAlthough repeated alarms about the inadequacy of U.S. airport safety have been ignored in the past, congressional leaders on Thursday called for a federal takeover of airport security checks. Other steps under consideration include reinforcing cockpit...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Paul O'Neill, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Terrorism
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Pentagon wants to let you bet on terrorism
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The Pentagon is looking at setting up a commodity market-style trading system in which investors would be able to bet on political or even terrorist events, such as whether terrorists could strike Israel with biological weapons. Defense...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Vice (movie), Terrorism, Derivative Securities, Israel
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Terror futures market canceled
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - A Pentagon proposal to start a "futures" market that would have let thousands of investors wager on the likelihood of terrorist attacks or coups in the Middle East was canceled yesterday. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Vice (movie), Terrorism, Defense
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With woman's feeding tube set for removal, a rush for legislation
Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON - Terri Schiavo's feeding tube will be removed today at 1 p.m. unless a House committee succeeds in a last-minute effort to issue subpoenas that would stop doctors from doing so. An extraordinary legislative maneuver announced early today...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Mel Martinez, Family, Judges
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Airtravail: All signs point to decreased customer satisfaction
By the numbers, air travel stinks. And predictions are that it's likely to be particularly pungent this summer. The tally of delays, cancellations and complaints grows daily, while another set of numbers declines -- fewer meals, less leg room,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Weather, Weather, Air Transportation, Harry Reid
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Congressional panels look at reports of Iraqi weapons
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - As the House opened a bipartisan review of pre-war intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction yesterday, Senate Democrats and Republicans disagreed sharply over what kind of inquiry to conduct. Republicans say they are willing to...Tags: Heads of State, Guerrilla Activity, Saddam Hussein, Jane Harman, Defense
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