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Playboy: Con Man Convinced Bush Administration He Could Predict Terror Attack

Playboy | Aram Roston | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, Terror Scale, Playboy, Bush, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Dennis Montgomery, War on Terror, Tom Ridge, Politics News

The weeks before Christmas brought no hint of terror. But by the afternoon of December 21, 2003, police stood guard in heavy assault gear on the stree...

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We Are Not Europe

James Zogby | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Immigration, Fort Hood, Homegrown Terrorists, Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security, Politics News
James Zogby

We must address the alienation of young Muslims, which can lead to violence. But we must address the problem with a scalpel and not a sledgehammer, or we'll exacerbate it.

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NRA Members For Reasonable Gun Restrictions

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Show Loophole, Congress, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Gun Control, Nra, Illegal Guns, Guns, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Rahm Emanuel, Janet Napolitano, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Frank Luntz, Politics News
Paul Helmke

it is time for Congress to start listening to the American people -- including NRA members and gun owners -- instead of responding to the dictates of NRA bosses.

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Jeff Sessions Questions Janet Napolitano Over 2006 Colorado Homeland Security Breach

The Denver Post | Karen E. Crummy | Posted 12.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Jeff Sessions, Stephanie Villafuerte, Bob Beauprez, Bill Ritter, Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, Cory Voorhis, Denver News

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama questioned U.S. Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano this morning about the firing of a Colorado immigratio...

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Tahaya Buchanan, Fugitive, Worked For Homeland Security While On The Run

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Tahaya Buchanan, Fugitive, New Jersey, Homeland Security, Georgia, New York News

NEWARK, N.J. — Prosecutors don't understand how a fugitive wanted in New Jersey worked for the Homeland Security Department in Georgia despite a...

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Hosenball: Is DHS Scared Of The Far Right?

Newsweek | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, Politics News

The Obama administration didn't hesitate recently to pick a fight with Fox News, but its Homeland Security Department now appears to have backpedaled ...

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Promises Unkept: Obama Administration and a Unified Security Budget

Tamar Abrams | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Homeland Security, National Security, Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies, Obama Administration, Nobel Peace Prize, Barack Obama, Unified Security Budget, Politics News
Tamar Abrams

While the president has made some strides toward curbing waste, fraud and abuse in Pentagon contracting, he has yet to change the crucial balance between military and non-military security spending.

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U.S. Ports Still Wide Open to Nukes, Report Says

Jeff Stein | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Nuclear Detector, Nuclear Weapons, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol, Gao, Port Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Terrorism, Border Security, Al Qaeda, World News
Jeff Stein

Over $3 billion and seven years since U.S. intelligence discovered that Osama Bin Laden was seeking a nuke, terrorists can still drive a radioactive truck through the holes in America's border defenses

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Frank Rich: The Missing Link Between Fort Hood And The War In Afghanistan

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Islam, Afghanistan War, Terrorist Attack, Homeland Security, Fort Hood, Kabul, Obama, Media, Afghan War, Lieberman, Hoekstra, White House, Al-Qaida, Killeen, Liberal Media, Joseph Lieberman, Ft. Hood, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Troop Levels, Joe Lieberman, Democrats, Army, Democratic Party, Taliban, Nidal Hasan, Muslim, Peter Hoekstra, Republicans, Politics News

For all the right's jeremiads, its own brand of political correctness kept it from connecting two crucial dots: how our failing war against terrorists...

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Fat, Stupid, Impotent & Dangerous: The Future Without Green Chemistry

Elizabeth Grossman | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Public Health, Endocrine Disruptors, Chemical Exposure, Bisphenol A, Consumer Product Safety, Homeland Security, Green Chemistry, Green News
Elizabeth Grossman

The mere presence of chemicals linked to health disorders does not mean disease will result. Yet research scientists and medical professionals now say that based on the evidence, there is reason to be concerned.

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It's the Guns, Stupid: Why Handguns Remain One of the Biggest Threats To Homeland Security

Louis Klarevas | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homegrown Terrorists, Handguns, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Guns, Extremism, Politics News
Louis Klarevas

I no longer wonder "if" a Mumbai-style attack will occur in the U.S. Absent the implementation of serious gun control measures, I now ask "when"?

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Singing Of The GOP Sirens, Joe... Joe... Joe...

Mary Ann West | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homer, John McCain, Public Option, Freedomworks, Homeland Security, Wwwsourcewatchorg, Right Principles PAC, Odyssey, Factcheck.org, Benedict Arnold, Ned Lamont, Sirens, Connecticut, Joe Lieberman, myleftnutmeg.org, 60 Plus, US Chamber of Commerce, Politics News
Mary Ann West

As an Epic Fail saga, Joe Lieberman is basking in the fading limelight that is diminishing with time. What will he come up with next to flip those who used to support him as he continues this mad journey?

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Playing 'Gotcha' on Gitmo

Rep. David Price | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Appropriations, Partisanship, Homeland Security, Guantanamo Detainees, Politics News
Rep. David Price

he administration's efforts to close the facility have been hampered by another more cynical reality: Congressional Republicans have turned the debate over closing Guantánamo into a partisan game of "gotcha."

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Homeland Security Privacy Policy Investigation Sought

Washington Post | Spencer S. Hsu | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: u.s. Intelligence, Privacy Investigation, Homeland Security, Homeland Security Committee, u.s. Surveillance, Surveillance Policy, Privacy Law Investigation, Privacy Policy Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Privacy Policy, Privacy Coalition, Intelligence Policy, Privacy Law, Surveillance Law, Patriot Act, Privacy Policy, Politics News

Privacy advocates have asked lawmakers to investigate the Department of Homeland Security office in charge of protecting Americans' privacy, saying it...

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New Disaster Commission Lays Out Kids' Path to Safety

Mark Shriver | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hurricane Katrina, Natural Disasters, Save the Children, Children, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Politics News
Mark Shriver

Stop and imagine what would happen if a dirty bomb struck your nearest downtown. What would a child care center do with your kids to keep them safe?

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Send a Bad Law Away, Not People

Alison Parker | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Supreme Court, Homeland Security, Jose Padilla, Human-Rights-Watch-World-Report-2009, Immigration, Jose Padilla 17 Years Sentence, Jose Padilla Prison, Politics News
Alison Parker

Every day the U.S. government is forced to grapple with the consequences of harsh and sweeping immigration laws passed by Congress 13 years ago. And Jose Padilla is the latest senseless case.

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U.S. Still Lacks Reliable System For Tracking Foreign Visitors On Expired Visas

New York Times | JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. and JULIA PRESTON | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, 9/11, Visas, Homeland Security, Foreigners, Politics News

Eight years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and despite repeated mandates from Congress, the United States still has no reliable system for verif...

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Napolitano, Holder In Denver Stressing Vigilance, Cooperation Against Extremists

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security, Islamic Extremism, Janet Napolitano, Robert Mueller, Police Chief, Police, Najibullah Zazi, Justice Department, Terrorism, Eric Holder, Fbi, Al Qaeda, Denver News

DENVER — U.S. Attorney Eric Holder, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday stressed the importa...

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Bernie Kerik Trial: No Talk Of 9/11 Allowed By Ex-Police Commissioner's Defense

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, Bernie Kerik Trial, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Homeland Security, September 11, 9/11, World Trade Center, Bernie Kerik, New York News

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The terror attack on the World Trade Center, which made New York City's police commissioner a national figure, cannot be br...

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What Is Security?

Gary Hart | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Security, Terrorism, Cold War, Homeland Security, Politics News
Gary Hart

In a perfect world, between the end of the Cold War and the era of terrorism in 2001 there would have been a national discussion about what national security meant. Now the default meaning is defeat of terrorism.

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Patriot Act Changes: Congress Weighs Extension, Changes

L.A. Times | David G. Savage | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Surveillance, Computer Information, Usa Patriot Act, House, Patrick Leahy, Patriot Act Changes, Homeland Security, George W. Bush, Patriot Act Extension, Renewal, 9/11, Obama, Barack Obama, Bush, Senate Bill, Patriot Act, National Security, JUSTICE Act, Nadler, Wiretapping, Financial Records, Senate, Fbi, Warrants, Politics News

Reporting from Washington - The Patriot Act -- a favorite tool in the George W. Bush administration's fight against terrorism -- may be renamed later...

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Secesh 3.0: Fear Of A Black President

David A. Love | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Confederacy, Birthers, Obama Stimulus, Homeland Security, McCain Palin, Secession, Confederate Flag, Secede, Obama, Southern Poverty Law Center, Joe Wilson You Lie, Strom Thurmond, Stimulus, Rep. Joe Wilson, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Rob Miller, Department of Homeland Security, Tax Day Tea Party, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Hate Groups, Stimulus Package, Joe Wilson, Birther, Economic Stimulus, Joe Wilson South Carolina, Health Care, Tea Party, Southern Strategy, Town Hall Meetings, Race, Racism, Politics News
David A. Love

When the Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) disrupted the President’s health care address before a joint session of Congress, it was not the first time th...

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GAO Report: State Department Language Skills Are Dangerously Insufficient

Foreign Policy | Josh Rogin | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gao Report, Foreign Service Officers Language Skills, Homeland Security, State Department Language Skills, State Department GAO Report, GAO Report Language Skills, Government Accountability Office, Daniel Akaka Homeland Security, State Department, GAO Report State Department Language Skills, Politics News

About a third of Foreign Service officers in jobs that require language skills don't have the proficiency required to do their jobs, hurting America's...

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Keep Your Shoes On: A Modest Proposal for Rational Airport Security

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Shoe Bomber, Department of Homeland Security, Fearmongering, Tom Ridge, Homeland Security, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Airport Security, Bush War on Terror, September 11th, Living News
Jay Michaelson

The rest of the world is laughing at us. Literally, in some cases -- when I reflexively took my shoes off at a security line in Berlin, the guard chuckled. Stupid American.

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White Rivers, Brown Skin, and Black Deeds: Into the Rabbit Hole of Border Detentions and Racial Profiling

Hamdan Azhar | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Muslims, BORDER ISSUES, Racial Profiling, Canada, Homeland Security, Aclu, Civil Liberties, National Security, Customs and Border Protection, Politics News
Hamdan Azhar

The evil of profiling is that it dehumanizes its victims, stripping them of their individuality. The border officials didn't see me as a writer or as a wide-eyed student in the grip of wanderlust.

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