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After the Boston bombings, returning to our post-9/11 rituals
In the two months after 9/11, I called Baltimore County police to check out a black-and-tan backpack left by an office door in Towson, reported an abandoned carry-on bag at BWI to Maryland State Police and refused to watch a bulky valise for a stranger...
Tags: FBI, Al-Qaeda, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Anwar al-Awlaki, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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CISPA passes House committee, angering privacy activists
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee overwhelmingly passed a cyber-security bill on Wednesday, angering privacy advocates who believe the bill fails to protect critical personal information. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013,...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. House of Representatives, Jan Schakowsky
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Obama administration: CISPA bill must do more to protect privacy
The Obama administration issued a statement Thursday that indicated it's not likely to support a cybersecurity bill approved by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee this week. While stopping short of an outright veto threat that many privacy...Tags: Elections, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Mike J. Rogers, Politics
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House passes controversial cybersecurity bill
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow businesses to share information with the federal government that could help thwart cybersecurity threats, despite concerns from privacy advocates and opposition from the White House. The Cyber...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Democratic Party, Mike J. Rogers
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Local runners escape Boston Marathon blast
Four La Cañada Flintridge residents completed the Boston Marathon on Monday before two deadly bombs exploded near the finish area. One of them was 26-year-old Maryann Boosalis, who completed the 26.2-mile event roughly 45 minutes before the first...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Running, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Social Media, Science and Technology
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Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Elizabeth Warren, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Mitch McConnell, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Obama threatens veto of CISPA bill
President Obama threatened on Tuesday to veto a major cyber security bill unless Congress amends it to include more protections for privacy and civil liberties. The veto threat comes just a day before a possible vote in Congress on the Cyber...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, U.S. Congress, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, U.S. House of Representatives
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Rep. Schiff: Boston Marathon perpetrators will feel 'full weight of justice' (Video)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Tuesday echoed President Obama’s vow to bring those responsible for the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon to justice. Speaking about the tragedy for the second time in as many days, Obama said the nation’s...Tags: Adam Schiff, Barack Obama, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Adam B. Schiff
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Local families express relief following Boston Marathon
In the hours after a pair of deadly bombs ripped through the terminus of the Boston Marathon on Monday, it was shock, then horror, and then for many in the tri-city region who had ties to the race, a sense of relief. More than 50 people — from...Tags: Adam Schiff, Running, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Social Media, Road Running
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With Al Qaeda shattered, U.S. counter-terrorism's future unclear
WASHINGTON — Skilled in tracking foreign terrorists, Jarret Brachman once was a sought-after expert on Al Qaeda, advising several federal agencies and speaking regularly around the country. Now the former research director of the Combating...Tags: John O. Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency, Elections, Arabian Peninsula, Government
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Obama: Unclear who is responsible for explosions
WASHINGTON (AP) — A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, White House, FBI, Robert Mueller
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U.S.-China business group criticizes cybersecurity law
As Gov. Jerry Brown visits China this week on a week-long trade mission, a U.S.-China business group said Monday that cybersecurity laws unfairly target Chinese firms, causing the U.S. to miss out on foreign investment. The U.S.-China Business...
Tags: Jerry Brown, China, U.S. Congress, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 14, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 8, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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