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  • June 2008

    • FBI Swamped With Checking on Immigrants

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 10, 08 11:36 AM CDT

      FBI Swamped With Checking on Immigrants

      (Newser) - The FBI’s system of background checks has forced many legal immigrants to wait years before getting into the US or gaining citizenship, the Justice Department finds. The program, deluged by more names and wider checks after 9/11, has struggled with old technology, poor training, and swamped supervisors, the Los Angeles Times reports. And criminals could be cruising through the system. More »

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      FBI  • immigration  • Department of Justice  • War on Terror  • illegal immigrant  • homeland security  • background check  • Inspector General

  • February 2008
  • November 2007

    • FBI's Mental Health Gun-Ban List Doubles

      Washington Post  |  Nov 29, 07 5:38 PM CST

      FBI's Mental Health Gun-Ban List Doubles

      (Newser) - Spurred by April shootings at Virginia Tech, new reporting of mental health data has doubled the number of Americans banned from purchasing guns on such grounds, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said today. Nearly 220,000 names have been added to the FBI list, highlighting the data-sharing gap that allowed shooter Seung Hui Cho to buy guns though a court deemed him mentally defective. More »

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      list  • FBI  • Michael Mukasey  • gun  • Virginia Tech shootings  • mental health  • mental illness  • gun ban  • background check

    • Rudy Says He Flubbed on Kerik

      Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 10:23 PM CST

      Rudy Says He Flubbed on Kerik

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani said today that he made a mistake by not being more rigorous in his background check of Bernard Kerik as reports surfaced that the former top cop of NYC will surrender to authorities tomorrow to face arraignment on corruption and tax-evasion charges. "I made mistakes when I was the mayor ... and I will make mistakes as a president," Giuliani told ABC News. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • corruption  • background check  • Bernard Kerik

  • August 2007

    • US Will Screen Charity Workers for Terror Ties

      Washington Post  |  Aug 23, 07 9:09 AM CDT

      US Will Screen Charity Workers for Terror Ties

      (Newser) - A new Bush administration plan will require personnel of some charities and NGOs to register with the government to ensure they are not associated with terrorists. The Washington Post reports that organizations that receive funding from the Agency for International Development will have to provide the phone numbers and e-mail addresses for officers, board members, and other key employees. More »

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      Bush administration  • terrorism  • State Department  • charity  • background check

    • Umps Call Foul on Background Check Plan

      Sports Illustrated  |  Aug 7, 07 4:34 AM CDT

      Umps Call Foul on Background Check Plan

      (Newser) - Major League Baseball is planning a series of detailed background checks for all umpires, spurred by the NBA's referee gambling scandal. But the umps aren't pleased: Discussions with their new union drifted foul when the league balked at their compromise request to add a 7th ump to postseason games. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • NBA  • background check  • referee  • umpire

  • June 2007

    • FBI Name Checks Stall Immigration

      Houston Chronicle  |  Jun 27, 07 4:13 AM CDT

      FBI Name Checks Stall Immigration

      (Newser) - Bureaucratic bottlenecks are causing such long delays for prospective citizens, reports the Houston Chronicle , that hundreds of frustrated immigrants are now suing the federal government to try to speed up their background checks. Immigration Service figures show that about 16% of cases—over 51,000 people—have been pending between one and two years. More »

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      FBI  • immigration  • citizenship  • Citizenship and Immigration Services  • background check

  • April 2007

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