(CBS/AP)The Transportation Security Administration - pointing to the seizure of bomb-like ingredients at four airports in the past year has sent out an advisory to airport security workers reminding them to be on the lookout for potential rehearsals of terror attacks by individuals practicing their hand at smuggling contraband onto a plane.
The unclassified […]
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A pair of legal setbacks for the White House and the indictment of a Democratic congressman in a bribery scandal dominate the front pages Tuesday morning.
The http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-gitmo5jun05,1,7689981,full.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage leads with the decisions by two military judges to […]
WASHINGTON The Bush administration will continue to approve legal settlements that cost whistle-blowers their jobs, but will add a new layer of review to ensure that such agreements are fair and reasonable, according to guidelines released Tuesday by the U.S. Labor Department.
The new directive came after USA TODAY reported in March that 43 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) Airport security officers around the nation have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircraft, based on four curious seizures at airports since last September.
The unclassified alert was distributed on July 20 by the Transportation Security Administration to federal air marshals, its […]
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court, reversing course, agreed Friday to review whether detainees may go to federal court to challenge their indefinite confinement.
The action, announced without comment along with other end-of-term orders, is a setback for the Bush administration. It had argued that a new law strips courts of their jurisdiction to hear detainee cases. […]