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    Jan 3, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Defined by a Sandy sidestep

    WASHINGTON -- The end-of-term reviews of John Boehner's House speakership are in, and they aren't pretty.
    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: Fiscal Cliff, Michael Grimm, Tom Reed, Long Island, Republican Party

    2. Nov 9, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  2. CIA director Petraeus resigns, admits 'poor judgment' over affair

    David Petraeus stepped down as the director of the CIA on Friday, citing an 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: Police Investigations, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army, Iraq, Afghanistan

    3. Mar 17, 2011 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. 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.
    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: Interior Policy, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Jim Turner

    4. May 23, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie

    24 Frames
    The 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...
    5. May 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. International sting operation brought down underwear bomb plot

    World Now
    WASHINGTON -- 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,...
    6. Feb 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Islamic terrorism: It's not what many think, new report suggests

    Nation Now
    Terrorism 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-...
    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida

    ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent, the FBI said.
    Reuters
    ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent,...

    Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws

    8. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Pointing to threat, pulling in profit

    Tribune Washington Bureau
    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 called a...

    Tags: Human Genome Sciences Inc., Anthrax, George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. Cartel-controlled border towns present big challenge in Congress' quest for immigration reform

    Associated Press
    MATAMOROS, 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: Extradition, Honduras, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Brownsville

    10. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 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 called a major threat to national security.
    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: Human Genome Sciences Inc., Anthrax, George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws

    11. May 13, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  11. 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

    12. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. 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, Bombings, Terrorism, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Tamerlan Tsarnaev

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