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Original Technorati articles tagged “homeland security”

• in Business
  Not Just Shoes Flying Out the Door at Zappos
  Cyber attack at Zappos Exposes 24 million Customers
  by diskers / on Jan 17, 2012
• in Politics
  Worldwide Media; There Is a Better Way to Cover 9/11
  9/11 Do We Really Need to Indulge in Tragedy?
  by iinotes / on Sep 6, 2011
• in Politics
  TSA's Latest Security Warnings
  Is the TSA profiling or protecting us?
  by makingsense / on Jul 13, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “homeland security”

 

• Customs and Border Protection officer arrested for buying weapons for illegal immigrants www.privateofficer.com

  
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    Brownsville TX May 27 2012 Federal agents arrested a Customs and Border Protection officer in Brownsville on charges he twice acted as a “straw purchaser” and illegally bought hunting rifles for an immigrant who could not. Manuel Eduardo Pena, a 13-year veteran of the agency, is on paid leave. His ...
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• Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don’t want the government spying on you

  
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  DANIEL MILLER UK Daily Mail May 26, 2012 The Department of Homeland Security has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor social networking sites and online media for signs of terrorist or other threats against the U.S. The intriguing the list includes obvious choices such as ...
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• WEEKLY ADDRESS: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes this Memorial Day

  
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  WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama paid tribute to our men and women in uniform who have died in service to our country.  The President also reaffirmed our nation’s dedication to serving our veterans as well as they have served us, and thanked our men and women in uniform for their ...
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• Commercial bus at US-Mexico border had 700 pounds of marijuana www.privateofficer.com

  
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  SAN DIEGO CA May 25 2012  — Customs officers found 700 pounds of marijuana in a commercial bus that was stopped at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, federal authorities said Wednesday. Customs officers found 177 packages of marijuana on the bus. There were 22 passengers on the bus when it entered the port for ...
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• Indian-American orphan woman caught in legal tangle

  
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  Washington, May 25 (IANS) United States has acknowledged that an adopted Indian American woman who faces deportation thirty years after she came here has been caught in a legal tangle, but a solution was still not on the horizon.“Prior to 2001, US immigration law did not provide for automatic acquisition of US ...
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• Sunlight Foundation: Today in Open Government 5/24/2012

  
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  Originally published on The Sunlight Foundation NEWS ROUNDUP Government A Plan for digital government:  The U.S. CTO and CIO released a digital government strategy yesterday. The strategy focuses on pushing mobile apps to improve government service delivery and allowing agencies to efficiently publish ...
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• The Climate of Repression During the NATO Summit

  
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  Chicago police chief Garry McCarthy (photo: Paul Weiskel) The consensus being formed by news media is that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) deserves high praise for how it handled the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, especially the protests. The word is that CPD Chief Garry McCarthy and the ...
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• 2 Chainz Free After Being Arrested for Possession of Large Ring

  
  Electronic Urban Report / EUR — Authority: 649
  *Rapper 2 Chainz was released from jail after being locked up Tuesday for possession of what airport security thought were brass knuckles. But actually it was a four-finger ring. He attempted to explain the piece of jewelry to police at La Guardia airport, but they detained him and confiscated his ring. “They ...
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• DHS Announces Expanded List of STEM Degree Programs

  
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  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) designated-degree programs that qualify eligible graduates on student visas for an optional practical training (OPT) extension. This announcement builds on a series of administrative reforms ...
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• [Infographic] U.S. new raids, drone attacks target review process

  
  David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog — Authority: 124
  The Associated Press has recently published the first detailed description of the once classified military’s review process for choosing terror leaders to be added to the capture or kill list. Two current and three former officials U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity to the AP and described the current ...
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• Secret Service Director Testifies on Recent Scandal

  
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  Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Says matter “not a systemic issue” (C-Span) – Washington, DC - May 23, 2012 – The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing on the recent misconduct by Secret Service agents, ...
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• Al Qaeda’s Electronic Jihad, NSA Cyber Operations Classes, and More

  
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  Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: An Al Qaeda video calls for an “electronic jihad” against American computer networks. More here . The National Security Agency will set up Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations at Dakota State University, Naval Postgraduate ...
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• Fate of Indian American orphan hangs in balance

  
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  Washington, May 24 (IANS) The fate of an Indian American woman facing the prospect of deportation 30 years after she came to the US as an adopted infant hangs in the balance with no official word on her strange case.According to the Salt Lake Tribune, which first reported the case, Kairi Abha Shepherd [...]
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• I will go along with increased air security fees under two conditions

  
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  Reading this story at Pirates Cove, I had a thought (The Hill) The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday moved forward with legislation to increase airline passenger security fees, beating back a GOP attempt to keep them at current levels. The 2013 Homeland Security appropriations bill would increase one-way fees ...
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• Editorial: The Danger Downwind of Chemical Plants

  
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  The Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to impose new chemical safety rules. President Obama can make it happen.
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• FBI indicts 18 in IHOP raid case

  
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  The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday the indictment of 18 people allegedly linked to a series of criminal schemes centered on seven Northwest Ohio and Indiana IHOP restaurants that resulted more than a $3 million loss. The charges outlined in the indictment include money laundering, identity theft, ...
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• Tennessee Highway Patrol to Enforce Seat Belt Usage this Memorial Day Weekend

  
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  Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Highway Patrol is planning to step up efforts to enforce seat belt usage over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. State Troopers along with other state and local law enforcement agencies are participating in the national seat belt enforcement campaign, Click it or Ticket, May 21st ...
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• DHS: Written testimony of the U.S. Secret Service for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Secret Service on the Line: Restoring Trust and Confidence”

  
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  Written testimony of the U.S. Secret Service for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled "Secret Service on the Line: Restoring Trust and Confidence" 05/23/2012 07:00 AM EDT U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan addresses the facts of the misconduct that occurred in ...
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• Wings for Autism

  
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  Author:  Autism Speaks This post is by Lisa Goring, Autism Speaks Vice President, Family Services. Saturday, May 19 th marked the third Wings for Autism event at Logan Airport in Boston, MA.  Wings for Autism is the collaborative effort of The Charles River Center , Massachusetts Port Authority , ...
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• You May Have To Pay More To Be Groped And Scanned By The TSA

  
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  The cost for this in your air ticket may double Sorry, TSA haters. Unfortunately, the $400K the Transportation Security Administration collects in loose change each year is not enough to make good on their budget shortfalls. Airline passengers may need to pay double what they’re paying now to cover the airport ...
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