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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: Bioterrorism, Diseases and Illnesses, Laws, Science and Technology, National Government
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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: Cocoa Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists
WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....
Tags: Arbitration, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Judges, Justice System, Chuck Schumer
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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: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Law Enforcement, Bombings, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Four officials accused of receiving bribes for immigration fraud
Authorities on Wednesday announced charges against a ring of federal officials who allegedly received bribes of cash and expensive gifts in exchange for fraudulent immigration benefits. The scheme was allegedly orchestrated by Koreatown attorney Kwang...Tags: Corporate Crime, Japan, Bribery, Political Corruption, Migration
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Intelligence report identified vulnerability before Boston bombing
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line of the race as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that extremists may use "small scale...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, Times Square, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Michael T. McCaul
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Border Patrol struggles to measure what it can't see
SAN DIEGO — Kathy Gomez estimates that U.S. Border Patrol agents catch 75% of the migrants who try to run through the strawberry fields at her farm near the border with Tijuana. Farther east, Miguel Diaz thinks the number hits 90% at his junkyard...
Tags: Career and Workplace, John McCain, Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Schumer, Justice System
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Obama, Mexico leader to avoid hot topics, at least publicly
WASHINGTON — President Obama will seek to cement relations with Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, over the next two days with vows of neighborly kinship and future cooperation. But the true test of their ability to work together may be...
Tags: Energy, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, National Government, U.S. Congress, Energy Resources
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Boston bombing inquiries prompt new look at student visas
The federal government will tighten oversight to help ensure that foreign students seeking to enter the United States have valid student visas — the latest step to increase security after the Boston Marathon bombings. The heightened scrutiny by U....
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Students, National Government, Government, Prosecution
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U.S. government begins intelligence review in Boston bombing case
WASHINGTON — The CIA and departments of Justice and Homeland Security have begun a high-level internal review of whether intelligence was mishandled prior to the Boston Marathon bombings, though President Obama and his top advisors said they had...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
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Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — As a sweeping immigration bill moves forward in the Senate, Republicans are demanding stronger border security measures than those agreed upon during four months of bipartisan negotiation. The process of toughening the bill could...
Tags: Tom Coburn, John McCain, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Republican Party
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Political calculus keeps Cuba on U.S. list of terror sponsors
Cuba’s communist leadership was quick to send condolences to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and to reiterate to Washington that it “rejects and condemns unequivocally all acts of terrorism.” Once a key supplier of arms and...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Fidel Castro, National Government, U.S. Congress, Government
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