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Immigration enforcement head John Morton announces resignation
WASHINGTON – Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton announced his resignation Monday after more than four years at the head of the agency. A senior Department of Homeland Security official familiar with the matter said that...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, National Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Career and Workplace
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BioWatch faces congressional hearing this week
WASHINGTON — A decade ago, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge oversaw the start of BioWatch, the nationwide system designed to detect airborne releases of anthrax or other biological weapons. In his 2003 State of the Union address,...
Tags: U.S. Army, George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Security, Fort Detrick (military base)
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Another example of inept leadership
Eric Holder has been embroiled in several controversies dating at least from 2001, when he managed the vetting of President Bill Clinton's 176 last-minute clemencies and pardons, including that of the notorious billionaire financier and tax evader Marc...Tags: U.S. Cabinet, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Operation Fast and Furious
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George Giftos: Know nothing, see nothing, hear nothing administration
First there was "Operation Fast and Furious," when the Justice Department and other agencies who might have had a hand in it were responsible for the murders of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and U.S. Immigration agent Jaimie Zapata, because of a gun...Tags: Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Christopher Stevens, Benghazi
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Sequester budget cuts a concern in hurricane season
Andrea is coming. Then Barry, Chantal and Dorian. If national weather forecasters are right, 13 to 20 named tropical storms will brew up over the warm Atlantic this year in what's expected to be an "active or extremely active" season. Of those, seven to...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Executive Branch, National Security, Tropical Weather, Career and Workplace
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Foes rally against proposed immigrant detention center in Joliet
Special to the TribuneOpponents of a proposed immigrant detention center in Joliet turned up the volume of their criticism this month. Gov. Pat Quinn last week joined Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives in opposing...Tags: Joliet, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration, Politics
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Border entry fee study sparks northern opposition
SEATTLE (AP) — By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Gas north of the 49th parallel, he said, is about $1.30 per gallon more...
Tags: National Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Congress
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Drones, fences and sensors influence immigration debate
Stateline.orgWASHINGTON Border security is a crucial part of the immigration overhaul creeping forward on Capitol Hill as it was during Washington's last, doomed attempt to tackle the issue. But in the seven years since, the security situation along the U.S.-Mexico...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, National Security, Rick Perry, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Oklahoma turns to mammoth task of cleanup after tornado
MOORE, Okla. — Under a sunny sky, residents of this Oklahoma City suburb began cleaning up debris from the monstrous tornado that inflicted death and destruction — bodies of animals, overturned cars, homes reduced to rubble — as more...Tags: Tornadoes, College Baseball, FEMA, Oklahoma Sooners, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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The numbers are staggering, says mayor from tornado-torn Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. -- After closing shattered neighborhoods to traffic in the aftermath of Monday’s massive tornado, city officials allowed residents with proper IDs to drive to what remained of their homes Wednesday to retrieve belongings. During a...
Tags: Tornadoes, Briarwood, Oklahoma Sooners, National Weather Service, Mary Fallin
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Vice President Addresses Coast Guard Graduates
The Hartford CourantNEW LONDON -- Vice President Joe Biden told graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony Wednesday morning that they will face new responsibilities in a changing and dangerous world. "This is not your father's Coast Guard," Biden...Tags: Conservation, Executive Branch, New London (New London, Connecticut), U.S. Military, University of Delaware
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Moore residents return to tornado-ravaged area, consider rebuilding
MOORE, Okla. -- As bulldozers cleared great piles of debris where homes once stood, some residents took stock of the wreckage and pondered their next decisions: move or rebuild? For many, including those near the Plaza Towers Elementary School, where...
Tags: Tornadoes, Alzheimer's Disease
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