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Seven Years Later Concerns About Airports Persist
The uniforms may look nicer, but complaints still persist seven years after 9/11 that the airports aren’t as safe as they should be. What’s it going to take? By John Hilkevitch Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — The nation’s airport security screeners unveiled new uniforms Thursday on the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and…
Justice Dept. To Give FBI Agents More Power
Line agents woud get more power under a new plan to be unveiled today. Will the extra power help? Will it stir controversy? Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will unveil changes to FBI ground rules today that would put much more power into the hands of line agents pursuing…
Economy Weighs Heavier Than Terrorism
Terrorism is no longer the catch-all phrase. What a difference seven years makes. By Mathew B. Stannard San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO –Seven years ago today, the roar of exploding planes and the spectacle of collapsing buildings riveted the nation’s attention on a single topic, terrorism – and in the terrible aftermath, it seemed that…
Georgia Sheriff Acquitted of Perjury
It was a happy day in Georgia for sheriff Winston Peterson who got off on federal charges stemming from a federal probe into judicial corruption. VALDOSTA, Ga (WALB-tv) – A South Georgia Sheriff is acquitted of three federal charges. A jury found Clinch County Sheriff Winston Peterson not guilty Thursday morning of perjury and…
Too Much Of A Good Thing In The Homeland
Some towns are getting Homeland Security funds but spending them on things other than terrorism. Barbara Carmen THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the first Homeland Security dollars started trickling into Franklin County after Sept. 11, 2001, grants manager Donna A. Monell couldn’t spend it all. “It was like, ‘Wow, how do we manage…
Council Member Testifies in Federal Grand Jury
Just days after Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick stepped down, a cloud continues to hover over city hall in Motown. A veteran city council member was among the guests at a federal grand jury probing city hall corruption. Paul Egan and Oralandar Brand-Williams The Detroit News DETROIT — The only official sent to prison as a result…
Southwest Border Fence Behind Schedule
Homeland Security said its goal of finishing up the border fence in Southwest U.S. this year seems to be slipping away. How long will it take? By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD New York Times The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that cost overruns, legal obstacles and other problems were imperiling its goal of completing the 670 miles…
Actress’ Lover Pleads to Federal Charges
Italian boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway took center stage in U.S. District Court in New York and pleaded guilty to 14 federal charges. By THOMAS ZAMBITO and CORKY SIEMASZKO fan club photo New York Daily News NEW YORK – The slick Italian con-man who dated “Get Smart” star Anne Hathaway and posed as a Vatican…