INS official defends border guards amid fake ID probe
An immigration official defended border guards who allowed undercover investigators using fictitious identities to pass checkpoints in Florida California and Washington. He said agents rely on instinct and facial cues and ordered a park security review after an investigator slipped between the U S and Canada at Peace Arch Park.
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Snow vows review of pension rules after Harkin talks
Snow meets with Senator Harkin to discuss proposed pension regulations critics say penalize older workers. Harkin lifts his objection and supports a vote on Snow’s nomination as treasury secretary after Snow pledges to reexamine cash balance rules and keep the moratorium in place.
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GOP senators break Judiciary logjam on Estrada nomination
Senate Republicans push past Democratic opposition to move Miguel Estrada’s nomination to the full chamber for the U S Court of Appeals. The 10-9 committee vote split along party lines, signaling GOP leverage after last year’s elections and shaping potential future Supreme Court opportunities.
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Telomere Length Linked to Longevity in Elderly study
A Lancet study shows telomere length in blood DNA of 143 adults aged 60 plus correlates with life expectancy. Those in the shortest quarter for their age faced eight times higher mortality from infectious disease than peers with longer telomeres.
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