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USA Today, 04.12.08 20:30 UTC

Chambliss and Martin face Senate runoff in Georgia

Republican incumbent Chambliss calls himself 'the firewall' against a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate. Obama volunteers flock to help Democrat Martin.

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USA Today, 31.10.08 05:01 UTC

Airport security report lightweight?

WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department is keeping secret the results of an investigation into whether airport security screeners have been tipped off in advance about tests in which undercover agents try to slip weapons by them.

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USA Today, 21.10.08 05:03 UTC

2012 deadline to scan all port cargo won't be met

The Homeland Security Department says it will not meet a 2012 deadline set by Congress to scan the contents of every cargo container headed to U.S. ports. Instead, it plans to gather more information about who made the goods in the containers and who packed them.

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USA Today, 13.10.08 04:01 UTC

Report slams TSA failure to track security passes

WASHINGTON — The agency overseeing security at the nation's airports failed for years to track security passes and uniforms of former employees, creating widespread vulnerability to terrorists, says a government watchdog report obtained by USA TODAY.

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New York Post, 12.09.08 08:35 UTC

TERROR: THE OFFENSE WE NEED

Posted: 3:47 am September 12, 2008 YESTERDAY'S 9/11 anniversary meant annual report-card time for US counterter ror efforts. Yet again, the grades are lacking. Washington needs to boost ...

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USA Today, 09.09.08 12:31 UTC

WMD report: U.S. remains 'dangerously vulnerable'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States remains "dangerously vulnerable" to chemical, biological and nuclear attacks seven years after 9/11, a forthcoming independent study concludes. And a House Democrats' report says the Bush administration has missed one opportunity after another to improve the nation's security.

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USA Today, 08.08.08 03:02 UTC

TSA weighs airport gun ban in unsecured areas

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration may allow airports to ban firearms from terminals, parking lots, roads and other airport areas where many states currently allow passengers to carry lethal weapons.

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CNN Top Stories, 01.08.08 06:30 UTC

FEMA vows to fix aid distribution gaffes

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Federal Emergency Management Agency official Thursday defended the agency's handling of millions of dollars worth of supplies meant for survivors of the 2005 hurricanes, but pledged to check with states before any future giveaways.