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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
ReutersORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent,...Tags: Peter T. King, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Orange County Sheriff's Office, Laws, Police Investigations
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...Tags: Lobbying, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, George W. Bush
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Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting
WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...
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Border fee study nixed in Washington
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y.The House Homeland Security Committee Wednesday voted to remove a proposed federal study from border security legislation that would have examined instituting a fee for crossing the U.S.-Canadian border. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, said the fee,...Tags: Brian Higgins, Janet Napolitano, National Security
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Our View: Change needed at checkpoints
Imperial County Supervisor Ryan Kelley had her in front of him, and he wasted no time in bringing up the issue of long lines at Border Patrol checkpoints in the north end of the Valley. It’s been almost two weeks since U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez...Tags: Loretta Sanchez
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BPD, FBI reaffirm ties after Tsarnaev flap
Boston HeraldBoston police and the FBI last night sought to bury the hatchet after a day of finger-pointing sparked by Commissioner Edward F. Davis' congressional testimony that his department never received key intelligence on Tamerlan Tsarnaev until the terrorist...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Justice System, Borderline Personality Disorder, Police Investigations, Boston Marathon
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Report warned Boston Marathon was vulnerable to terrorism
WASHINGTON — Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that homegrown extremists could use "small-scale...Tags: Bombings, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Michael T. McCaul, Laws, Police Investigations
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Barletta: Boston bombings exposed failure of immigration policy
The Times LeaderU.S. Rep. Lou Barletta said Thursday the country's immigration system has "a massive hole" in it, adding that the Boston Marathon bombing is a tragic example of just how bad the situation is. Barletta, R-Hazleton, is a member of the House Homeland...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Police Investigations, Immigration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Lou Barletta
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Binational group discusses border transit issues
Staff WriterGrant funding that could double the number of inspections booths at the Calexico West Pedestrian Land Port of Entry as well as other efforts to expedite border commuting were some of the issues presented to the so-called Imperial-Mexicali Valley...Tags: Electronics, Budgets and Budgeting, Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Congress
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Intelligence report identified vulnerability before Boston bombing
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON _ Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line of the race as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that extremists may use "small scale...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), National Security, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Police Investigations, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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EDITORIAL: Digging for answers
Boston HeraldThe body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev has finally been buried. But questions about the troubling lack of information-sharing among law enforcement agencies before the Boston Marathon bombing -- and questions about Tsarnaev's six-month sojourn to Russia and his...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Michael T. McCaul, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Joe Lieberman
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Watch Live: Congressional committee hearing on bombings
Boston HeraldPolice Commissioner Edward F. Davis today will call upon lawmakers to widen the use of surveillance cameras in public areas and tighten security at public events in a Congressional hearing on the Boston Marathon bombings. "Images from cameras do not...Tags: Krystle Campbell, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Lu Lingzi, National Security, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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