Category Archives: Security

Libya bombing called successful; endgame unclear

By doris | Published: March 20, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON – The U.S. on Sunday claimed initial success two days into an assault on Libya that included some of the heaviest firepower in the American arsenal — long-range bombers designed for the Cold War — but American officials said Sunday it was too early to define the international military campaign’s [...]

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Lawmakers, grieving parents push federal standards for teen licenses

By doris | Published: March 8, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Flanked by parents whose children were killed in automobile accidents, congressional lawmakers Tuesday again launched a campaign for federal licensing standards for teenage drivers. Holding a poster-sized photograph of his daughter Michelle — a fatality at the age of 15 — a sobbing Ray Sanderbeck of Medina, Ohio, [...]

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Spokesman: Giffords recovering part of her ability to speak

By doris | Published: February 10, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head suffered January 8, is regaining part of her ability to speak and recently asked for toast while having breakfast, staffers said Wednesday. Spokesman C.J. Karamargin would not divulge what else Giffords has said, other than that she [...]

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U.S. urges Egypt’s Mubarak do more, sends envoy

By doris | Published: January 31, 2011

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to do more than name a new government in response to mass protests and sent an envoy to Cairo to reinforce the message. Former U.S. ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner was on the ground in Cairo as U.S. officials sought to [...]

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Color-coded threat system to be replaced in April

By doris | Published: January 27, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The much-maligned, color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System is about to be consigned to the proverbial dustbin of history. Not that anyone is really paying attention. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to announce Thursday that the almost 9-year-old threat alert system will go away in April. It [...]

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Chinese president arrives for U.S. state visit

By doris | Published: January 18, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the United States on Tuesday for a state visit that will include high-profile talks with President Barack Obama on trade, currency, North Korea and other issues. The three-day trip includes a state dinner on Wednesday and the eighth face-to-face meeting between Obama [...]

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Foreman: Raging Arizona

By doris | Published: January 13, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com CNN) — Here’s the thing: Blaming Arizona is easy. In the wake of the terrible shooting at that congressional town hall meeting, it is simple to point to a rampant culture of easy gun access, intolerance, and anti-government fever and say, “Sure, this man was unbalanced, but the wild winds of [...]

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Feds to pay $2.5 million over ‘terrorist’ wiretaps

By doris | Published: December 22, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge Tuesday ordered the U.S. government to pay more than $2.5 million in attorney fees and damages after he concluded investigators wiretapped the phones of a suspected terrorist organization without a warrant. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said the attorneys for the Ashland, Oregon chapter [...]

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Senate defeats three more amendments to START accord

By doris | Published: December 21, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Senate debate on a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia intensified Monday, with Democratic supporters touting the backing of military leaders for the pact while Republican opponents used to Cold War terminology to portray it as a threat to national security. The Senate met behind closed doors for [...]

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DREAM Act in danger after Senate Dems pull it from consideration

By doris | Published: December 11, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Senate Democrats conceded Thursday they don’t have the votes to pass the DREAM Act, a bill that would have offered a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children. Democrats voted to pull the measure from consideration, a move that jeopardizes the [...]

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Obama calls Chinese leader on North Korea tensions

By doris | Published: December 7, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — North Korea needs to “halt its provocative behavior” as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, President Barack Obama said during a phone call with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the White House said. Hu called for a “calm and rational response from all sides to prevent the deterioration of [...]

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Clinton: Leaks won’t damage US foreign relations

By doris | Published: December 3, 2010

Full Story at News.Yahoo.com MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says WikiLeaks disclosures are illegal but will not damage U.S. foreign relations. In a joint news conference Friday with Bahrain’s foreign minister, Sheik Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Clinton said many statements in the secret cables have been taken out of [...]

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