One given in the war against terrorism seems to be that suicide attackers are evil, deluded or homicidal misfits who thrive in poverty, ignorance and anarchy. President Bush, at last year's United …
Firm in Florida Election Fiasco Earns Millions from Files on Foreigners
A data-gathering company that was embroiled in the Florida 2000 election fiasco is being paid millions of dollars by the Bush administration to collect detailed personal information on the populations …
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Audit: Forests' Borders Aren't Patrolled
The U.S. Forest Service has only a small number of officers patrolling the 1,000 miles of border on national forest land adjoining Canada and Mexico, a government audit finds. The Agriculture …
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Venezuela fails to protect Journalists
Venezuela has ignored international requests to guarantee the safety of reporters and news media attacked by government followers, the Inter American Press Association said Tuesday. IAPA president …
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Los Alamos failed to track its computers, feds report
In another blow to a flailing lab, the Energy Department's inspector general said Monday that Los Alamos Laboratory failed to properly track thousands of laptop and desktop computers, including …
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Energy’s IG pans notebook PC lapses at Los Alamos
In another blow to Los Alamos National Laboratory’s management, the Energy Department’s inspector general has found inadequate controls over the weapons lab’s classified and unclassified notebook PCs. …
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Mexican ID cards advance
The California Assembly on Monday approved legislation that would allow legal and illegal immigrants from Mexico to obtain city and county services by displaying an identification card issued by the …
California woman charged in cruise ship hoax
A 20-year-old California woman accused of planting threatening notes aboard a cruise ship in hopes of halting a family trip and returning home to her boyfriend was charged with two counts of violating …
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FBI: Cruise Ship Diverted to Honolulu
A Hilo-bound cruise ship was diverted to Honolulu Wednesday after two threatening notes were found in a ladies restroom, the FBI said. The handwritten notes contained vague threats against the ship, …
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Diplomat testifies in Colombia
An Irish diplomat has been giving evidence at the trial of three alleged IRA men in Colombia. Sheila Maguire, the first secretary of the Irish embassy in Mexico, said she had met with one of the …