Final report on terrorism risks and reforms faces politics
The commission calls for a national counterterrorism center led by a cabinet-level director of intelligence to coordinate CIA FBI and other agencies and to strengthen congressional oversight. It notes failures to share information across agencies and criticizes FBI and CIA while warning of a dispersed al Qaida threat seeking chemical biological or nuclear attack.
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Clinton
al-Qaida
CIA
FBI
al- Qaida
Bush Administration
Congress
Administration
Miami jet fuel theft scheme targets airport workers
Prosecutors allege contract workers at Miami International Airport falsely labeled jet fuel as contaminated and sold 2.7 million gallons. Ninteen people including mechanics technicians and an airport official were named in warrants. Eleven arrests made. others sought or to turn themselves in.
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Miami International Airport
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Flight: Reporter takes air ride in 1931 bi plane
Reporter Rob Lock of Waldo Wright's Flying Service piloted a 1931 New Standard D25 bi plane on a joy ride that offered aerial views of a toy-like landscape and memories for the passenger. Lock, who tours the northern United States before retiring to Orlando, described the experience as energizing by witnessing reactions and creating lasting memories for families.
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Waldo Wright
Flying Service
Lock
United States
Orlando
Families react to 9/11 commission findings
As the Sept 11 commission released its report, families of the 2001 attacks voiced anger at the 14 month inquiry and lack of accountability while praising Kean and the panel for compassion. They urged follow through on nonbinding recommendations and praised calls to reform intelligence leadership and coordination.
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Thomas H. Kean
U.S
Nikki Stern
Kean
Stern
Jim Potorti
Bush
Congress
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Pennsylvania
Commission
Sally Regenhard
Regenhard
Christian Michael Otto Regenhard
Rudolph Giuliani
Tom Roger
Jean
American Airlines
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Los Angeles
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