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 Clinton Talk 
 Annoys 
 Pakistani 
 Women 

They wanted to discuss security; she channeled 'The View'

Oct 30, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton was relaxed in her town hall-style address to professional Pakistani women today in Islamabad, discussing “habits of the heart,” like tolerance and compromise, and touting the female doctors sent on US aid missions to Pakistan. It was nice, she said with a chuckle, to not talk... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Pakistan • security • women • State Department • secretary of State • Kashmir • Muslim women • women's issues

OPINION

 Silly Security Overkill 
 Is Hurting Public Officials 

Are our precautions doing more harm than good?

Jul 30, 09 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, our public officials need protection—but things are getting out of hand, writes David Ignatius in the Washington Post. Since 9/11, “we have gotten so cranked up about security in the United States that senior officials travel in cocoons, as if they are under constant threat.” And... More »

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security • Secret Service • bodyguard • David Ignatius • public office

Chicago's Tab for Protecting Obama's Home: $2.2M

Unclear if feds will kick in more than $1.5M

Jul 21, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chicago police have spent at least $2.2 million watching over Barack Obama’s home since his November election, city documents reveal. The federal government will reimburse the $1.5 million racked up from November until the January inauguration, but the city is on its own for the $650,... More »

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Barack Obama • security • Chicago • Secret Service • Hyde Park • Chicago police

(Newser) - As the CIA scrambled to do damage control today in the wake of director Leon Panetta's New Yorker interview, Dick Cheney fired back. The former VP's office released a statement that reads in full: "I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted. The important thing is whether the Obama... More »

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Bush administration • War on Terror • Dick Cheney • CIA • security • vice president • Leon Panetta • Obama administration • CIA director

Feds Boost Abortion Clinic Security Amid Tiller Probe

FBI checks earlier vandalism incident

Jun 2, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - US Attorney General Eric Holder boosted security for abortion providers yesterday as the FBI investigated a vandalism incident at the clinic operated by slain doctor George Tiller, the Wichita Eagle reports. Tiller reported a threat last month, days after the Women’s Health Care Services clinic sustained thousands of dollars... More »

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abortion • investigation • FBI • security • Attorney General • vandalism • Eric Holder • clinic • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

Covert Journos 'Bribe' Way Into Queen's Palace

News of the World reporters ushered in sans security check

May 24, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an exposé operation, undercover reporters were allowed into “sensitive” sections of Buckingham Palace, the BBC reports. The News of the World journalists reportedly paid a chauffeur at the palace $1,600 for a tour; dressed as Middle Eastern businessmen, they were ushered in without security checks and one... More »

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security • Queen Elizabeth II • Buckingham Palace • journalist • Britain • British royals • undercover • reporters

Inspector Finds IRS Lax in Disposing of Sensitive Docs

Agency vows oversight of waste contractors

May 21, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sensitive documents that could be used to steal taxpayers’ identities were found in trash bins outside several Internal Revenue Service bureaus visited during a months-long government inspection, Reuters reports. Because of the findings, the IRS has increased oversight of the contractors responsible for its waste. Identity theft is an increasing... More »

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security • taxes • IRS • identity theft • taxpayers

Old Gray Lady Grabs Obama
by the Ear

Krugman, Friedman, Dowd, Rich, editorial board all pile on prez

Mar 22, 09 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration bore an avalanche of criticism this weekend from the usually friendly New York Times. Influential columnists Paul Krugman, Frank Rich, Thomas Friedman, and Maureen Dowd—plus the paper’s editorial board—all piled on a president who “is increasingly overwhelmed, and not fully appreciative of the... More »

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Barack Obama • New York Times • security • editorial • Maureen Dowd • Frank Rich • AIG • bonuses • Thomas Friedman • columnists • Paul Krugman • newspaper editorials • blog posts • Obama administration

 TomKat to Camp 
 Like 'Normal Family' 

Except with Scientology escort, security

Mar 9, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Who needs five-star hotels and gourmet restaurants? All the Cruise clan needs to have a grand vacation is a tent—and some security and a Scientologist friend, the Mirror reports. In a bid to “do things as a normal family,” Tom Cruise is planning a camping trip across... More »

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travel • Scientology • Tom Cruise • security • Katie Holmes • camping • Suri Cruise

(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accepted the recommendation of an independent election commission and will delay the country’s national elections until August out of concern for security and fairness, the Washington Post reports. Karzai's term expires in May, and what will happen in the interim between then and... More »

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Afghanistan • security • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • election • opposition

Wanted: Small Amounts of Plutonium

US agency ferrets out unused radioactive sources

Mar 3, 09 3:47 PM CST
(Newser) - The country is crawling with unused radioactive material, and it’s up to the little-known National Nuclear Security Administration to dispose of it, the Los Angeles Times reports. They're not after warheads, but small amounts of plutonium used in medical and technological pursuits in more than 130 countries, as... More »

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medicine • security • dirty bomb • uranium • plutonium • radioactive isotopes • National Nuclear Security Administration

Russia's Money Troubles Divide Putin, Medvedev

Men tied to opposing economic factions

Mar 3, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The financial crisis in Russia is driving a wedge between Vladimir Putin and his protegé, the president he handed off his office to, the Guardian reports. Dmitry Medvedev has sided with liberal economists in the crisis, while Putin is torn between his personal ties to the economists and his long... More »

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Russia • security • Vladimir Putin • economist • Dmitry Medvedev • economy

 Lennon Ripped 
 Building Safety 
 Just Before Death 

Handwritten note selling for $54,000 online

Feb 27, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - John Lennon slammed security in his New York apartment building just months before he was murdered, the New York Post reports. In a handwritten note to an aide in April 1980, the ex-Beatle wrote, “explain to me why we are sleeping here with a front door that any nut... More »

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New York City • security • John Lennon • Beatles • memo • Dakota

 Inaugural to Cost Record $160M 

Obama raising $45M in private funds to help pay massive bill

Jan 14, 09 3:12 AM CST
(Newser) - By the time Barack and Michelle Obama dance the last waltz at the inaugural balls in the wee hours next Wednesday morning, the total tab for the inauguration will be close to a record $160 million, reports the New York Daily News. The president-elect is raising $45 million in private... More »

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Maryland • security • Washington DC • Virginia • inauguration • Office of Management and Budget • President Obama • Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies • inaugural balls • Destination DC

As Presidential 'Bubble' Closes, Obama Pokes Back

President-elect ditches the reporter pool to take daughters to a water park

Dec 28, 08 6:29 PM CST
(Newser) - There's a growing gaggle of press and Secret Service standing between Barack Obama and the outside world—not to mention the corner hotdog stand—and the president-elect is showing signs that the presidential "bubble" is wearing on him, Politico reports. Obama ditched the pool of reporters assigned to follow... More »

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Barack Obama • media • security • reporter • bubble • President Obama • President-elect Obama

 DC Ups Defenses 
 for Inauguration 

No specific threat, says general in detailing January plans

Dec 17, 08 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - The Pentagon plans a dramatic expansion of the military presence in Washington to coincide with Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 inauguration, the Los Angeles Times reports. About 4,000 National Guardsmen and 7,500 active-duty troops will augment local police and security forces, while air patrols will be increased. No... More »

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Barack Obama • security • Washington DC • National Guard • US military • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day • Northern Command • air defense • Combat Air Patrol

 Dunst Slaps 
 Stalker With 
 Restraining Order 

Man has trespassed repeatedly

Dec 2, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Kirsten Dunst won a restraining order against a stalker who has repeatedly trespassed on her property, Access Hollywood reports. Christopher Smith said he has a “spiritual connection” with the actress, and went to her house multiple times because, according to a police statement, “I’m in love with... More »

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security • stalker • celebrity • Kirsten Dunst • restraining order

 Luxury Hotels Emerge 
 as Terrorist Targets 

Luxury establishments are becoming terrorist targets

Dec 1, 08 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The Mumbai attacks have provided world travelers with a new cause for concern, writes the New York Times: Increasingly, luxury hotels in developing countries are becoming terrorist targets. The raids on the Taj and Oberoi hotels come only 2 months after a car bomb blew apart the Islamabad Marriott, and... More »

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terrorism • security • India • Asia • hotel • Mumbai • luxury hotels

OPINION

 Hang Onto That 
 BlackBerry, Barack 

Many arguments to lose the phone; all are silly

Nov 18, 08 12:10 PM CST
(Newser) - This weekend was full of stories about how Barack Obama will have to give up his beloved Blackberry as president—but that’s wholly unnecessary, writes Stephen Wildstrom in BusinessWeek. The only good reason to dump the phone would be because it's a timesuck, but “Obama has shown himself... More »

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Barack Obama • security • BlackBerry • distraction

New ID System Scans Finger's Veins, Not Prints

Hitachi system is faster, more secure than fingerprinting, retinal scans

Nov 11, 08 3:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A new technology that scans finger veins to authenticate identity claims to be quicker and more reliable than fingerprinting, retinal scans, or facial recognition, the Times of London reports. Japanese company Hitachi's system shines infrared light through the network of capillaries in the index finger, capturing a unique 3D “... More »

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technology • security • Japan • ATM • Hitachi • blood vessels • identification

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