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Border Patrol Demolishing Houses? It’s All About Keeping South Texas Safe

allan11 years ago02 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol might not be in the business of demolishing homes, but it is in the business of protecting Americans from smugglers and illegal immigrants. So the federal agency is teaming up the South Texas City of Laredo and the Texas National Guard to help raze abandoned buildings and homes that…

FBI’s Hoover Building “Bursting at Seams”

allan13 years ago11 years ago03 mins

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI has swelled so much in size since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that the D.C. headquarters is bursting at the seams. The Government Accountability Office has determined that FBI headquarters at the J. Edgar Hoover Building is deteriorating and in need of repair, much of attributable to staff growth since…