Airport security tightens across US amid heightened threats
Readers describe longer lines and more thorough checks at Denver and San Diego hubs while TSA rolls out layered security measures aimed at stopping hostile acts. Officials cite early warning from the Abdulmutallab incident and warn travelers to allow extra time.
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Denver
Denver International
Lindsey Vann
Lakin
Garden City
San Diego
Vann
Transportation Security Administration
TSA
Clyde Blood
Garden City Regional Airport
Blood
United States
Obama to discuss new plans on terrorism watch lists
President Obama to outline new plans as agency chiefs discuss internal reviews. An intelligence official said Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian charged in the Detroit flight attempt, was in a large terrorism database but not on watch or no fly lists, prompting a review of the TIDE system and heightened screenings.
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U.S
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
al-Qaida
Yemen
Newark Liberty International Airport
New Jersey
State Department
Cuba
Iran
Sudan
Syria
Afghanistan
Algeria
Iraq
Lebanon
Libya
Nigeria
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Great Lakes Aviation
Garden City
Essential Air Service
Department of Homeland Security
Obama
United States
Northwest Airlines
Detroit
Abdulmutallab
National Counterterrorism Center
TIDE
Unhappiness grows as workers doubt jobs and pay
The Conference Board report shows rising worker dissatisfaction since 1987. Fewer find jobs interesting and incomes lag inflation as health insurance costs cut take home pay. Experts warn weak wage growth and rising costs threaten innovation, productivity, and U.S. competitiveness.
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Linda Barrington
Conference Board
Barrington
U.S
Lynn Franco
Consumer Research Center
Health care spending outlook sparks reform debate
Officials warn spending as a share of GDP is rising unsustainably and call for health insurance reform. Republicans argue bills by House and Senate Democrats worsen costs, while Democrats say reform is needed to extend coverage and bend the cost curve. Analysts cited by CMS warned the overhaul could raise overall health care costs despite expansion goals.
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Jonathan Blum
Centers For Medicare
Medicaid Services
House
Senate
Dave Camp
Michigan
Ways and Means Committee
Medicaid
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