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Wednesday, 06 September 2006 |
Daily Highlights
The Associated Press reports that an estimated 60,000 people in
Westchester County entered their fourth day with no electricity on
Tuesday. (See item 3)
President Bush on Tuesday released his updated National Strategy for
Combating Terrorism, which outlines the U.S. government strategy to
protect and defend American interests at home and abroad from
terrorism. (See item 32)
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Tuesday, 05 September 2006 |
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OpenTheGovernment.org’s third annual report, Secrecy Report Card 2006,
shows a continued expansion of government secrecy across a broad array
of agencies and actions.
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Tuesday, 05 September 2006 |
Daily Highlights
The New York Times reports that the Transportation Security
Administration, citing unexpected reliability problems, is suspending
installation of the airport checkpoint device that automatically
screens passengers for hidden explosives. (See item 10)
Colorado State University engineering researchers have begun testing
an early-warning security system designed to alert utility officials
when major pollutants are detected in water supplies. (See item 21)
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Friday, 01 September 2006 |
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Hiding ourselves away has never been the method through which we have
shown individuals and nations the benefits of our way of life, for we
know that a strong, though sometimes subtle, weapon in the arsenal of
freedom is simple exposure to our society. "Come see what it's like.
Let us plant the seeds of liberty in your mind." Now, though, a U.S.
Senator wants to close our doors to this type of example.
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Friday, 01 September 2006 |
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The California Legislature is petitioning the Congress to enact a federal shield law to protect journalists. California already has such a law but argues that a federal law is needed to protect journalistic freedom.
The real issue here is, I believe, not journalistic integrity or even my beloved freedom of speech. No friends, it is much deeper than that. I am sadly afraid that we have now reached a point in our country’s history where one more step in the wrong direction will plunge us headlong into a bona fide police state.
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Friday, 01 September 2006 |
Daily Highlights
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to
purchase prescription drugs from Websites that sell counterfeit product
filled by specific pharmacies in Manitoba, Canada. (See item 20)
The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday, August 31,
that more than 1,150 national, regional, state, and local organizations
have joined the department to take part in National Preparedness Month
in September. (See item 23)
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Thursday, 31 August 2006 |
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The Associated Press reports today that Washington, DC, police are installing a dozen surveillance cameras in
city neighborhoods. The cameras were authorized in the emergency crime
legislation passed by the DC Council earlier this summer.
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Thursday, 31 August 2006 |
Daily Highlights
VNUNet reports many of the used
smart phones and PDAs for sale online contain sensitive data ranging
from banking records to corporate emails that can easily be retrieved
by hackers and data thieves. (See item 5)
The Federal Aviation Administration sent its managers a memorandum
nine months ago forbidding air traffic controllers in towers to be
assigned solo, with responsibility for both radar and ground
observations; yet this memo was not followed at Bluegrass Airport where
a jet took a wrong turn to a tooshort runway and then crashed. (See
item 12)
The BBC reports the latest research suggests that blood transfusions
taken from people who have recovered from the H5N1 strain of bird flu
might be an effective addition to the treatment arsenal, along with
vaccines and antiviral drugs. (See item 25)
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Wednesday, 30 August 2006 |
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The National Security Agency's Central Security Service Policy 1-27 is the subject of a story published today in the Federation of American Scientists's Secrecy News.
This policy instructs all NSA employees to "actively" watch for
unauthorized disclosures of classified information in the press and
online (including blogs), and to report such disclosures to the
authorities.
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Wednesday, 30 August 2006 |
Daily Highlights
AEP Ohio has issued a warning to copper wire thieves saying that their safety is at risk; at least four people have been electrocuted during attempted thefts brought on by a rise in scrap metal prices. (See item 1)
Platts Energy Bulletin reports the Coast Guard has closed the ports of Miami, Port Everglades, and Key West to all inbound and outbound shipping traffic as of 8 a.m. EDT Tuesday, August 29, as Tropical Storm Ernesto heads towards Florida. (See item 17)
The New York Times reports scientists have developed a detailed influenza test that takes less than 12 hours; this new technology, a microchip covered with bits of genetic material from many different flu strains, cuts the time needed for diagnosis of the H5N1 flu to less than a day. (See item 30)
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency is ready and supporting state officials as they prepare for Tropical Storm Ernesto; the Agency continues to monitor the storm with the National Hurricane Center. (See item 34)
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