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The case against NSA's phone record surveillance
The American Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit against the National Security Agency, seeking an end to the collection of data about nearly every phone call made by Americans, provides an almost unprecedented opportunity for the public to challenge the...
Tags: Edward Snowden, Verizon Communications, Government, Civil Rights, National Security Agency
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NSA surveillance sparks privacy debate
You make a call from your land line or text a friend from your smartphone. You browse an online retailer for clothing, a book or music; you create a wish list or write a review. You walk past a security camera outside your home; you use GPS to find...
Tags: Social Media, Verizon Communications, Media Industry, Electronics, Judges
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Privacy advocates outraged, but lawmakers defend collection of phone records
Privacy advocates expressed outrage Thursday over revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting telephone records of virtually every phone call made in the United States for seven years, but the Obama administration and a bipartisan...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Verizon Communications, Electronics, Judges, Computer Networking and Internet
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Active-duty military eligible for expedited BWI security screening
Active-duty military personnel using BWI Marshall Airport are eligible to participate in Pre-Check, an expedited security screening, the Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday. TSA officers staffing the Pre-Check station at Concourse...
Tags: Concourse, Ronald Reagan, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Postal inspectors intercept mailed drugs
James A. Buck gladly accepted the package at his Parkville office from the deliveryman wearing a UPS uniform. But minutes later, police swooped in to arrest Buck, 54, and seized the parcel, which had contained three pounds of marijuana he sent to himself...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery, Cheye Calvo, Mail Order Industry, Drug Trafficking
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As holiday nears, BWI moves to ease crunch on land, in air
With the busiest travel period of the year just a few anxious days away, BWI Marshall Airport is in an all-out push to burnish its reputation as the "easy come, easy go" airport. Wednesday morning, federal security officials added BWI to a pre-...
Tags: AirTran, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Delta Air Lines, U.S. Department of Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Harford gains U.S. headquarters of British tech firm
Smiths Detection, a division of a London-based multinational engineering company, said Monday that it is consolidating its headquarters and security manufacturing operations in Harford County and plans to hire more than 100 people. The company, which...Tags: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Danbury, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Army, Harford County
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Harford council approves business loan opposed by Campaign for Liberty
Spurred by a Campaign for Liberty drive, a handful of residents opposed a Harford County Council bill giving an Edgewood company a loan, calling it "crony capitalism." By a 5-1 vote, the council Tuesday night approved a $750,000 economic development...Tags: Donald C. Fry, Companies and Corporations, Chad, Transportation Security Administration, Martin O'Malley
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Terrorist hijacks French elections
In France, an Islamic terrorist has likely hijacked the agenda for the remainder of the French presidential race. That terrorist is 23-year-old Mohammed Merah, a Franco-Algerian from Toulouse who was fatally riddled with bullets by French forces last week...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Nicolas Sarkozy, Religious Conflicts, Judaism, France
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Flight ready
If you're traveling through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport this holiday season, you may notice a few new additions. As BWI embarks on a $100 million expansion project, fliers will notice differences in airline locations,...Tags: AirTran, Tourism and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Aromatherapy, Delta Air Lines
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9/11 changed transportation forever
With the sun coming up on Sept. 12, 2001, state Transportation Secretary John D. Porcari drove home for a change of clothes after a day of helping direct Maryland's response to the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people the previous morning....Tags: Personal Data Collection, Health and Safety at Work, Air Transportation, Electronics, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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TSA to let kids keep their shoes on at the airport
The Baltimore SunIf you're age 12 or under, you can throw away the Crocs and flip-flops for that trip to the airport. This week, TSA said it is implementing a new policy that will allow kids to keep their shoes on when going through security screening. In addressing a...Tags: Janet Napolitano, Defense, Transportation Security Administration
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