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    May 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. New technology may reduce TSA pat-down searches in U.S. airports

    The federal government says it has plans to use advanced technology to dramatically reduce the number of pat-down searches performed at the nation's airports.
    The federal government says it has plans to use advanced technology to dramatically reduce the number of pat-down searches performed at the nation's airports. The Department of Homeland Security recently put out a request for technology companies to come...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology, Technology, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry

  2. May 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  3. AMC renews 'Talking Dead' and 'Comic Book Men'

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    AMC has given second seasons to the zombie chat show "Talking Dead" and the comic book store reality series "Comic Book Men."...
  4. May 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Federal judge blocks National Defense Authorization Act provision

    In a stunning turnaround for an act of Congress, a judge <a href=&quot;https://www.stopndaa.org/aboutLawsuit.php#decision">ruled</a> Wednesday that a counterterrorism provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense appropriations bill, is unconstitutional. Federal district Judge Katherine B. Forrest issued an injunction against use of the provision on behalf of a group of journalists and activists who had filed suit in March, claiming it would chill free speech.
    In a stunning turnaround for an act of Congress, a judge ruled Wednesday that a counterterrorism provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense appropriations bill, is unconstitutional. Federal district Judge Katherine B. Forrest...

    Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laws, Politics, Lawyers, Pulitzer Prize Awards

  6. May 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Newark airport security? Worker used fake ID for years, police say

    NEW YORK -- Twenty years ago, a man named Jerry Thomas died in New York City&nbsp;-- murdered in Queens in a case that was never solved. Not long afterward, a man named Jerry Thomas began working at Newark's international airport. The second Jerry Thomas remained there until this week when police arrested him on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant who had lived and worked using the dead man's identity.
    NEW YORK -- Twenty years ago, a man named Jerry Thomas died in New York City -- murdered in Queens in a case that was never solved. Not long afterward, a man named Jerry Thomas began working at Newark's international airport. The second Jerry Thomas...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Grupo Bimbo, Queens (New York City), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

  8. May 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Newark airport security worker pleads not guilty to ID theft

    NEW YORK -- A longtime Newark Liberty International Airport security worker pleaded not guilty Tuesday to <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-airport-security-20120515,0,1817840.story" target="_blank">charges of stealing the identity</a> of a man slain 20 years ago to conceal his illegal immigration status -- a case that has embarrassed an airport already under scrutiny for security lapses.
    NEW YORK -- A longtime Newark Liberty International Airport security worker pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of stealing the identity of a man slain 20 years ago to conceal his illegal immigration status -- a case that has embarrassed an airport...

    Tags: Tampa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Health and Safety at School, Theft, Trials

  10. May 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. U.S. thinks underwear bomb was built by Al Qaeda in Yemen

    WASHINGTON -- The FBI is analyzing a sophisticated underwear bomb that U.S. officials believe was built by Al Qaeda&rsquo;s affiliate in Yemen in an effort to target Western aviation.
    WASHINGTON -- The FBI is analyzing a sophisticated underwear bomb that U.S. officials believe was built by Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen in an effort to target Western aviation. U.S. officials said Monday that there was no imminent threat to U.S....

    Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Yemen, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Explosions, Central Intelligence Agency

  12. May 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. FBI analyzing new explosive from Al Qaeda

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The FBI is analyzing a sophisticated explosive device, similar to the underwear bomb used in an attempt to blow up a passenger jet over Detroit in 2009, that U.S. officials believe was built by Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen in an effort to target Western aircraft.
    WASHINGTON — The FBI is analyzing a sophisticated explosive device, similar to the underwear bomb used in an attempt to blow up a passenger jet over Detroit in 2009, that U.S. officials believe was built by Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen in an effort...

    Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Yemen, Police Investigations, Dianne Feinstein

  14. May 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Obama Afghanistan visit shows powerful advantage of incumbency

    In the afternoon, Mitt Romney delivered pizzas to a Manhattan fire station. This evening, President Obama will deliver a nationally televised address from a war zone.
    In the afternoon, Mitt Romney delivered pizzas to a Manhattan fire station. This evening, President Obama will deliver a nationally televised address from a war zone. Talk about the advantages of incumbency. The president's arrival in Afghanistan on...

    Tags: Politics, NATO, Pakistan, Bill Clinton, Afghanistan

  16. Apr 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Joe Biden blasts Mitt Romney's CEO mind-set on national security

    Since it became clear that Mitt Romney would win the GOP nomination, the Obama campaign has been eager to portray the former Massachusetts governor as the committed conservative he presented himself as in the primaries. But Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday portrayed Romney as weak and waffling when it comes to foreign policy, an issue on which Democrats feel they have the advantage in the fall campaign.
    Since it became clear that Mitt Romney would win the GOP nomination, the Obama campaign has been eager to portray the former Massachusetts governor as the committed conservative he presented himself as in the primaries. But Thursday, Vice President Joe...

    Tags: Republican Party, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Politics, NATO, Regional Authority

  18. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Cyber-security bill passes House but faces snags

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Add cyber-security to the list of tough problems Washington can't agree on how to tackle.
    WASHINGTON — Add cyber-security to the list of tough problems Washington can't agree on how to tackle. A bipartisan bill whose chief sponsors are the chairman and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has run into trouble, including...

    Tags: Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, Dianne Feinstein, Computer Networking and Internet, Networking

  20. Apr 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. CISPA hit with veto threat before Friday vote in the House

    WASHINGTON -- The White House&rsquo;s threat to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is prompting more amendments from its supporters as the bill heads toward a planned House vote on Friday.
    WASHINGTON -- The White House’s threat to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is prompting more amendments from its supporters as the bill heads toward a planned House vote on Friday. President Obama’s senior advisors...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Justice and Rights, Jan Schakowsky, National Government

  22. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. CISPA passes in the House after surprise vote

    WASHINGTON -- The plan was for the debate on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act to take place on Thursday, with the vote the next day. As it turns out, the legislation came to a surprising vote after the debate tonight, eventually passing in the House by a vote of 248-168.
    WASHINGTON -- The plan was for the debate on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act to take place on Thursday, with the vote the next day. As it turns out, the legislation came to a surprising vote after the debate tonight,...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, Jan Schakowsky, National Government

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