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Report Says Inauguaration Attractive Target For Terrorists but Authorities Know of No Specific Threats
The internal intelligence assessment offers no surprises. We all know the inauguration or any gathering of that magnitude — or for that matter any big sporting event like the Super Bowl or the Olympics — is an attractive target for terrorists. As NBC’s Chris Matthews would say: Tell me something I don’t know. By EILEEN…
Feds Inquiring About Gov. Richardson’s Ex-Chief of Staff
This has the makings of a full-fledged scandal with plenty political repercussions. By Martin Z. Braun and William Selway Bloomberg Federal prosecutors are asking if New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson’s former chief of staff told a state agency to hire a bond adviser that donated $100,000 to Richardson’s political committees, people familiar with the matter…
Secret Service to Unveil Hybrid Limo for Obama
Good to see there’s some sense of energy conservation going on. By Mike M. Ahlers and Eric Marrapodi CNN WASHINGTON — As a candidate, Barack Obama promoted hybrid cars. As president, he’ll be handed the keys to one. Sort of. Shortly after taking the oath of office, Obama will climb into the Mother of All…
Obama Likely to Address U.S. Atty. Posts Individually
The last thing the Obama administration wants to do is repeat how the Bush folks handled U.S. Attorney hirings and firings. Joe Palazzolo Legal Times WASHINGTON –In a meeting last month with Barack Obama’s transition staff, representatives of the nation’s top prosecutors caught a glimpse of the president-elect’s thinking on the politically fraught issue of…
Blue Uniforms for TSA officers Getting Under Their Skin
Some of these folks look irritated enough just doing their job. Do they need this? By Steve Vogel Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The new blue uniforms issued to Transportation Security Administration officers at hundreds of airports nationwide may have a snazzy look, but they have become a major irritant for some of those…
ABC’s ‘Homeland Security USA’ Show a Bomb
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — I just finished watching the first episode of ABC’s “Homeland Security USA” and I can honestly say the best thing about it was the Domino’s Pizza commercial about its new baked submarine sandwiches. Simply put: ABC deserves a D. The show falls flat. Sure there’s some drugs seized and…
TSA and Jet Blue Pay $240,000 To Man Who Was Prevented From Boarding Because He Wouldn’t Cover Up Arabic on T-shirt
The questionable judgment of TSA and the airlines is costing money. By The Associated Press NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union said Monday JetBlue Airways Corp. and the Transportation Security Administration paid $240,000 to a man who claimed he was discriminated against based on his ethnicity and Arabic writing on his T-shirt. Raed…