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Lawmakers call for more steps to thwart terrorist attacks
Possible measures include conducting faster no-fly list checks and devising a way to regulate informal money transfers.
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Senator 'boiling' mad over lack of details on Times Square probe
GOP lawmaker says the Justice Department blocked an intelligence agency from answering a question about the investigation of the attempted bombing.
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Lawmakers ponder how to detect potential U.S. terrorists
Suspect in attempted Times Square bombing is a naturalized U.S. citizen and did not raise any red flags.
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Senator asks for delay of Arizona law
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., asks Arizona governor to give Congress time to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
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Lieberman: Strip terror suspects of their U.S. citizenship
Senator says the proposal would expand on current law, but critics argue it would deny suspects their right to due process.
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Senate Democrats circulate divisive immigration draft
Plan designates tighter security as a prerequisite to giving illegal immigrants legal status.
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House Democrats prod Senate to take up immigration bill
Democratic lawmakers claim they will not be intimidated by Republican threats to halt work on other legislation if immigration reform advances.
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Obama urges Hill to move on immigration
Administration hopes to use the backlash against Arizona's proposed crackdown on illegal immigration to fuel the drive to move immigration reform.
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Shifting focus, McCain talks tough on border security
Plan addresses violence linked to illegal border crossings, but not immigration.
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Senators blast border security efforts
Lawmakers suggest administration terminate a troubled, multibillion-dollar virtual fencing contract in favor of more physical fencing.
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Senators see gaps in Coast Guard's budget plan
The service would be the only military branch to experience a personnel decrease in Obama's budget request.
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Rights groups oppose proposed biometric Social Security cards
Employers would be able to swipe the card through a machine to confirm someone's identity and immigration status.
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Panel to review border security initiative
Violent spillovers related to illicit drug activity along the Mexican border prompt key lawmakers to hold a hearing on the situation.
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Customs and Border Protection official assesses border violence
New commissioner says no decision has been made to send the National Guard back to the border.
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Blair says intelligence overhaul far from over
A reform law enacted in 2004 is not adequate to meet challenges, according to the director of national intelligence.
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Senator seeks five IG reports on TSA nominee
Susan Collins, R-Maine, says White House has been slow to disclose information regarding allegations against Army Maj. Gen. Robert Harding.
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Senators to press TSA nominee on Iraq contract audit
Collective bargaining rights for airport screeners also are likely to come up.
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Pentagon audit cited TSA nominee's firm for overbilling
Company founded by retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Harding overcharged the government for interrogation work in Iraq and had to pay back about $2 million.
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Interrogation work by TSA nominee's firm under review
Congressional staffers are investigating whether Harding's former consulting company had ties to the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
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White House details ethics agreement with TSA nominee
Harding will have three levels of recusals for dealing with the contracting business he founded in 2003 and the clients and partners of that business.
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