Intelligence failures cited in Obama era security review
A congressional review faulted U S intelligence and security agencies for lapses around the 2009 attempt aboard a Northwest plane and the Fort Hood shootings. It cited missed visa history links and unshared communications with al Qaida inspired figures, plus a lacking internal alert.
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Gence
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GPS misleads drivers into remote winter roads and traps
Rescue officials warn GPS shortcuts can lead travelers into snowbound forests and marshes. Cases in Oregon and Nevada show GPS guidance failing without maps, survival gear, or awareness, prompting officials to urge backups, wider map views, and cautionary planning.
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Klamath County
Tim Evinger
Griffin
Oregon
Oregon Trail
AAA
National Association For Search and Rescue
Christie Hyde
National Travel Association Aaa
Forest Service
Nevada
Evinger
Jessica Myers
Garmin
Marie Dodds
Idaho
Hyde
Dodds
Southers Faces Senate Fight Over Past Background Check Claim
Erroll Southers, nominated to head a Transportation Department agency, admitted misstating a 20 year old incident involving background checks and the sharing of records. Support from Gov. Schwarzenegger and others cited his long homeland security career while opponents linked to union concerns.
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Senate
San Diego
FBI
Southers
Washington Post
Homeland Security Committee
Associated Press
Lieberman
Leslie Phillips
Phillips
White House
Transportation Department
Nick Shapiro
Obama
Hawaii
Homeland Security
Sen
Jim) DeMint
DeMint
South Carolina
TSA
Harry
California
Erroll
Ronald Iden
Walt Disney Co
California Homeland Security Office
Los Angeles World Airports Police Department
University of Southern California
State reviews land swap plan amid concerns over alpine meadow loss
New Mexico officials scrutinize a proposed Express UU Bar land exchange in the Ocate Springer area. The deal would shift trust land to private owners while appraised values favor the state in some aspects, drawing opposition from sportsmen who fear loss of public access and from Gov. Bill Richardson who cites a net acreage loss.
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Ocate
Springer
Bill Richardson
New Mexico
Land Office
Lama
Lyons
Robert Stranahan
Attorney General's Office
John T. Widdess
Southwest
American Association of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Stranahan
White Peak
Dallas Rippy
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Visit Gaza Supporters Defy Isolation
A four member Neturei Karta group from the United States and Canada arrived in Gaza to observe the Sabbath in Gaza City. They oppose Israel's existence and cited Gaza's tragedy as not being in Judaism. Israel bans its citizens from visiting Gaza. They entered through an Egypt border crossing and previously visited Gaza last year.
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Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Gaza
Israel
Neturei Karta
Rabbi Yisroel David Weiss
New
York City
Jerusalem
State of
California school board member slain in Mexico
Augustin Roberto Salcedo 33 was abducted and killed by gunmen in Gomez Palacio Durango while visiting family for holidays. He served on the El Monte City School District board and was an assistant principal at El Monte High School. His wife Betty was not abducted.
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California
Mexico
EL Monte
Calif
Southern California
Augustin Roberto
Bobby” Salcedo
Durango
Carlos Salcedo
Andre Quintero
Salcedo
Gomez Palacio
Los Angeles Times
Bobby Salcedo
el Monte City
el Monte High School
UCLA
Betty
Gunmen kidnap Mexican radio journalist and kill police chief
In Los Mochis, armed men abducted journalist Jose Luis Romero, 40, from a restaurant. Hours later Jesus Escalante, chief of investigations for Sinaloa state police, was killed. Authorities weigh links between the cases amid Mexico's history of journalist violence.
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Mexico City
Sinaloa
Linea Directa
Jose Luis Romero
Los Mochis
Jesus Escalante
Romero
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