FBI Reforms Aimed at Privacy After Data Lapses
FBI Director Robert Mueller testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that privacy reforms were enacted in March 2007 after lapses in data collection. He cited inadequate data sharing from private telecoms and an inspector general audit of 2003 to 2005 as prompting closer oversight of national security letters under the Patriot Act.
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Robert Mueller
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mueller
Justice Department
Iraqi government balks at executing Chemical Ali over other Saddam era sentences
The Iraqi government refuses to carry out the execution of Saddam Hussein ally Chemical Ali unless the death sentences of two other Saddam era officials are approved by the presidential council. The clash signals a high-stakes political dispute amid historic judgments.
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Saddam Hussein
Nouri al-Maliki
Grand Canyon dam flood mirrors ancient natural floods
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne oversaw a three day flood from Glen Canyon Dam releasing 300000 gallons per second to restore sandbars and sediment flow in the Grand Canyon region. The event aims to mimic historic floods that built sandbars and supported native species while undoing damage from the dam.
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Chavez pledges peace as troops mass at Colombia border
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez frames himself as a man of peace while moving 9000 soldiers to the Colombia border after the weekend raid on Ecuadorean soil. Ecuador deploys 3200 troops as Chavez blames the United States and Colombia for stoking war tensions.
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Rafael Correa
Inflation, social tensions strain China's rise in critical period
Premier Wen Jiabao warned inflation could derail China's rapid ascent as the National People's Congress opened. He cited progress under Hu Jintao and rising urban incomes, while noting income gaps and friction between the rich and the mass of low income workers and farmers. U.S. woes and Europe trade friction threaten export markets.
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Wen Jiabao
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Hu Jintao
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