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Janet Napolitano: Budget feud has resulted in long airport lines
The budget battle in Washington that is forcing cuts to federal budgets has already resulted in delays and long lines at some of the nation's largest airports, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday. At a breakfast meeting with the...
Tags: POLITICO LLC, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Los Angeles International Airport, O'Hare International Airport
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Obama taps O'Malley to co-chair national homeland security panel
President Barack Obama has named Gov. Martin O'Malley one of two co-chairmen of a panel of state and federal officials focused on defense and homeland security, the governor's office said Monday. The Maryland Democrat will co-chair the Council of...Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Martin O'Malley, Terry Branstad, Regional Authority
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Airport tower closure concerns businesses at Hagerstown Regional Airport
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comBusinesses at Hagerstown Regional Airport have expressed concerns about the potential closure of the airport’s air-traffic control tower as a result of federal budget cuts. At a roundtable meeting Wednesday, organized by Rider Jet Center,...Tags: Washington, DC, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Federal Aviation Administration, Business, Local Government
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Budget cuts border security, immigrant detention
PHOENIX (AP) — Marco Antonio Durazo had been awaiting deportation from an Arizona detention center for six months when an officer came to get him from his cell. "Obama doesn't have any money," the officer said. "We found it very funny," Durazo...
Tags: Government Debt, Mexico, Deportation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government
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Homeland Security's odd timing on releasing immigrant detainees
The Department of Homeland Security began releasing immigrants from detention centers across the country this week, in anticipation of looming budget cuts. Contrary to what some Republicans in Congress have said, those released are not criminals but...Tags: Migration, Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Safety of Citizens, Government
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Immigration detainees' release causes outrage in Arizona
TUCSON — The release of more than 300 people from immigration detention centers in Arizona — part of a mass release across the nation in anticipation of looming federal budget cuts — sparked outrage among activists on both sides of the...Tags: Barack Obama, Government Debt, Interior Policy, Budget Control Act of 2011, Government
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Concerns expressed over potential impact of sequester
Staff Writer, Copy EditorWith the Friday deadline for the so-called sequester fast approaching, a number of public officials have expressed concerns about potential impacts to agency personnel and operations. Additionally, others have stated that it is too early to tell just...Tags: U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Prisons, Janet Napolitano, Business
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Lawmakers pessimistic about budget deal
South Bend TribuneThough not set to take effect until Friday, the automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending known as the sequester, negotiated back in 2011 as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, already are having an effect on the economy and national security,...Tags: U.S. Senate, Joe Donnelly, Dan Coats, Children's Health, Career and Workplace
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What does a 'secure' border look like?
Once, the mesas and canyons extending east of the Pacific Ocean held the most popular routes for illegal immigrants heading into the U.S. Dozens at a time sprinted across the border into San Diego, passing agents who were too busy herding others to give...
Tags: Brownsville, Migration, Politics, Organized Crime, Operation Fast and Furious
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A perfect storm?
The rejection of the U.S. dollar in global trade will mean the end of the abused privilege in a currency turned toxic. Its rejection is the marquee event in the financial world for 2013, following isolation. It is unstoppable and all-encompassing,...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Wars and Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011), Iraq
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Republicans can't escape blame for sequester
If aliens came to earth from outer space in search of intelligent life, Congress is the last place they would look for it. The Republican-led 112th Congress -- in a good week, in session no more than two and a half days -- let the Standard & Poor's credit...
Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Health Care Reform (2009), Government Debt, U.S. Department of Defense
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Smartphone app speeds up border crossings
SAN YSIDRO — Two eternal truths about crossing the Mexican border: It's worth the drive to Rosarito Beach for Tacos El Yaqui. And coming back is hell. In the last several years, crossing the border from the Mexican side has become a test of...
Tags: Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, Landforms, Mexico, Services and Shopping
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