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Inauguration Goes Off Without Glitches Despite Intelligence Reports That A Radical Somalia Group Might Try to Disrupt It

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By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – The most security-intense inauguration of our times went off without apparent glitches Tuesday, even in wake of intelligence reports of a possible threat from an East Africa radical Islamic terrorist group. The Associated Press reported that law enforcement and intelligence officials got word that a Somalia-based group, al-Shabaab, might…

One Day to Go: Feds Ready for Inauguration Armed With High Tech Equipment

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Federal authorities are seemingly prepared for the inauguration. But they know they can’t be prepared for everything. Whatever the case: One more day til showtime. By Josh Meyer Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — As the multitudes arrive for the historic inauguration of Barack Obama, the most high-tech security bubble ever created is in place to…

Feds Say White Supremacist Hate Talk Out There About Obama Inauguration

allan16 years ago11 years ago02 mins

With an event of this magnitude, you can never underestimate potential problems. And one of those potential problems is the white supremacists, who have been spewing hate ever since Obama launched his presidential campaign. Inauguration or not, that isn’t expected to change anytime soon. By Richard Sisk and James Gordon Meek New York Daily News…

Report Says Inauguaration Attractive Target For Terrorists but Authorities Know of No Specific Threats

allan16 years ago11 years ago02 mins

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 Gearing Up For Biggest Security Event Ever on Jan. 20

allan16 years ago11 years ago02 mins

Security issues are nothing new to Washington, which has seen every type of demonstration and gathering possible. Still, this presidential inauguration is being treated differently. By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Authorities are organizing what appears to be the largest security operation ever for an inauguration, bringing in thousands of extra…