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Obamas’ Uninvited Guests Prompt an Inquiry

New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 12:36 am ET

The Secret Service is investigating how a Virginia couple found their way into President Obama’s first state dinner.

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Meet the new boss
Pasadena Weekly - Wed Nov 25, 5:44 pm ET
Meet the new boss
NY testing emergency broadcast network on Live, PSN
Network World - Wed Nov 25, 1:09 pm ET
New York State officials are testing a new emergency broadcast system designed to spread disaster alerts and instructions across XBox Live, PSN and the Wii.
Homeland Security Training To Be Held In West Chester
The Kentucky Post - Mon Nov 23, 10:05 pm ET
WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- The Department of Homeland Security will hold a training exercise Tuesday for emergency workers in Butler County. First responders will be taught how to use the county's decontamination trailer at the West Chester Medical Center.
This day in history
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Wed Nov 25, 4:57 am ET
In 2002, President George W. Bush signed legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security and appointed Tom Ridge to be its chief.
Man accused of hosting get-together for Somali men headed for terrorism
Post-Bulletin - Wed Nov 25, 11:18 am ET
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota man hosted a gathering for several Somalis days before they left Minneapolis to fight with a terrorist group in their war-torn homeland, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday in a sw
Convention bureau on council agenda
Del Rio News-Herald - Wed Nov 25, 3:31 pm ET
Tourism and the activities of the Del Rio Convention and Visitors Bureau top the agenda for Tuesday's meeting of the Del Rio City Council. The meeting is open to the public and is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall, 109 W. Broadway St.
FEMA allows grant money to be used for maintenance
The Oklahoman - Tue Nov 24, 11:56 pm ET
Federal officials Friday rescinded a rule that prevents states from using grant money to repair and maintain disaster preparedness equipment. E-mail bulletins from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were sent out Friday, said Lacey Callahan, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security . Federal officials on Tuesday, via conference call, clarified rules that now allow federal ...
Auto Insurance fraud suspect pleads guilty
Santa Paula Times - Wed Nov 25, 3:21 pm ET
District Attorney Greg Totten announced November 10 that Hidalgo Lopez Gomez, 30, of Oxnard, pleaded guilty to felony auto insurance fraud. District Attorney Greg Totten announced November 10 that Hidalgo Lopez Gomez, 30, of Oxnard, pleaded guilty to felony auto insurance fraud.
Program that helps MX truckers gain fast entrance to U.S. targeted by cartels
ABC 7 El Paso - Wed Nov 25, 2:44 pm ET
LAREDO, Texas (AP) - A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections:
Group's leader urges new strategy on immigrant rights
San Francisco Chronicle - 54 minutes ago
The new leader of the nation's largest Latino legal advocacy organization says immigrants' rights forces should focus on modest gains - such as the right to an education for the undocumented, and the right of lesbians and gays to sponsor partners as...
Bravo: State Dinner Crashers Said They Had Invites
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul - Fri Nov 27, 12:05 am ET
A spokeswoman for Bravo says the couple who crashed a White House state dinner were being filmed that day by a camera crew connected with a reality television program. The spokeswoman says no filming took place on White House grounds. Bravo confirmed today that Michaele Salahi is being considered for "The Real Housewives of D.C." She and her husband Tareq Salahi were being filmed as they ...
Homeland Security gives Cupertino hefty grant for emergency generator
Cupertino Courier - Wed Nov 25, 10:22 pm ET
Thanks to some federal funding, Cupertino might not be left in the dark if there is ever a major emergency.
Southern Nevada Counterterrorism Center battling terrorist threats and street crime
Reno Gazette-Journal - Thu Nov 26, 1:42 pm ET
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When a tip arrived about a threat of violence at a southern Nevada high school football game, a Clark County School District police officer helped plan a response.
Southern Nevada Counterterrorism Center battling terrorist threats and street crime
Carson Times - Thu Nov 26, 1:49 pm ET
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When a tip arrived about a threat of violence at a southern Nevada high school football game, a Clark County School District police officer helped plan a response.
City to eliminate emergency planner
The Bristol Press - Thu Nov 26, 10:31 am ET
BRISTOL — The city plans to eliminate the part-time local emergency planning coordinator position it created 15 years ago.