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    Dec 13, 2010 |Story| Burbank Leader

  1. Government drops airport applesauce assault case

    A judge has dismissed the final complaint against the woman who engaged in a tussle last year with a federal transportation security agent over carry-on applesauce and other snacks for her 93-year-old mother at Bob Hope Airport. An administrative...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles, Transportation, Defense, Trials

    2. May 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Preventing prison rape

    Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003 hoping to contain a national epidemic. Nearly a decade later, however, the problem apparently persists. The Department of Justice this month finally got around to releasing a 2008 survey in which 1 in 10 state prison inmates reported that they had been sexually assaulted while serving time.
    Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003 hoping to contain a national epidemic. Nearly a decade later, however, the problem apparently persists. The Department of Justice this month finally got around to releasing a 2008 survey in which 1...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Immigration, Rape, Justice System

    3. May 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Alabama's bad road on immigration

    Apparently, Alabama lawmakers felt they hadn't gone far enough last year when they enacted the most draconian immigration law in the nation, which, among other things, required schools to determine the immigration status of their students. Now, the Legislature has revised the law to ensure that it does further damage to the state's reputation and stirs even more fear among Latinos.
    Apparently, Alabama lawmakers felt they hadn't gone far enough last year when they enacted the most draconian immigration law in the nation, which, among other things, required schools to determine the immigration status of their students. Now, the...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Scott Beason, Executive Branch, Migration, Career and Workplace

    4. May 23, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Congress asked to OK $43 million for more multienforcement aircraft

    A top official at the Sierra Nevada Corp. plant near Hagerstown said Wednesday that federal funding is being sought to enable the company to continue producing special surveillance planes for U.S. Customs and Border Protection through 2013.
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    A top official at the Sierra Nevada Corp. plant near Hagerstown said Wednesday that federal funding is being sought to enable the company to continue producing special surveillance planes for U.S. Customs and Border Protection through 2013. Jack...

    Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)

    5. May 23, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  5. Safety tips for the Indianapolis 500 Sunday

    As the City of Indianapolis prepares for the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, 2012, the Division of Homeland Security (DHS) has joined forces with other local, state and federal agencies to make sure fans are safe leading up to and during race day.
    As the City of Indianapolis prepares for the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, 2012, the Division of Homeland Security (DHS) has joined forces with other local, state and federal agencies to make sure fans are safe leading up to and during race day. One of...

    Tags: Law Enforcement, Indianapolis 500, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Theft

    6. May 23, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Rape and prison

    The prospect of spending years behind bars in a tiny cell is sufficiently chilling to deter most people from ever committing a crime. Those who willfully break the law anyway and get caught have no one to blame but themselves when a judge sentences them to prison. But even convicted felons shouldn't have to suffer the extralegal indignity and physical trauma of being raped by fellow inmates and prison staff while they're serving their time.
    The prospect of spending years behind bars in a tiny cell is sufficiently chilling to deter most people from ever committing a crime. Those who willfully break the law anyway and get caught have no one to blame but themselves when a judge sentences them...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rape, Justice System, Sexual Assault, Prisons

    7. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Chipotle federal immigration probe: 'We didn't do anything wrong'

    Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. continues to get heat for its hiring practices, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and now federal prosecutors looking into the company.
    Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. continues to get heat for its hiring practices, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and now federal prosecutors looking into the company. Earlier this week, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia told the...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations

    8. May 22, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Bill includes $43 million for Hagerstown firm

    A company that manufactures airplanes in Hagerstown that are used to monitor the nation's borders would receive $43 million to continue production under legislation approved by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. Sierra Nevada Corp., a...

    Tags: Politics, Barbara A. Mikulski, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Senate, Elections

    9. May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. No explosives found on diverted US Airways flight

    WASHINGTON — The crowded US Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., had just reached the northeastern tip of Canada when one of the passengers, a French citizen who was born in Cameroon, handed a flight attendant a cryptic note that said she had something hidden inside her body.
    WASHINGTON — The crowded US Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., had just reached the northeastern tip of Canada when one of the passengers, a French citizen who was born in Cameroon, handed a flight attendant a cryptic note that said she...

    Tags: U.S. Airways, Charlotte, Explosions, Human Body, Air Transportation Industry

    10. May 21, 2012 |Story| KTUU

  10. State Soccer Tournament Brackets Released

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">The matchups, dates and times have been announced for the ASAA soccer tournament.&nbsp; Action begins on Thursday with Dimond and Chugiak High Schools sharing quarterfinal hosting duties.&nbsp; Both the Dimond boys and girls are seeded first, but the South girls and Juneau boys enter the tournament as defending champions.</span>
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    The matchups, dates and times have been announced for the ASAA soccer tournament.  Action begins on Thursday with Dimond and Chugiak High Schools sharing quarterfinal hosting duties.  Both the Dimond boys and girls are seeded first, but the South girls...

    Tags: Sports, High School Sports, Alaska School Activities Association, Soccer

    11. May 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Owner of Tinley Park restaurant says business suffers after attack

    One day after Tinley Park's Ashford House Restaurant was smashed up in what authorities said was a bizarre offshoot of the NATO protests, workers showed up at 5 a.m. to sweep up the shattered china, pick up the hurled chairs and get the broken tables in working order.
    One day after Tinley Park's Ashford House Restaurant was smashed up in what authorities said was a bizarre offshoot of the NATO protests, workers showed up at 5 a.m. to sweep up the shattered china, pick up the hurled chairs and get the broken tables in...

    Tags: Computer Crime, Racism, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Tribune, Lifestyle and Leisure

    12. May 16, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  12. TSA isn't doing its job correctly according to study

    Congress is scheduled to hold a hearing about a new report that says the TSA isn't doing its job correctly.
    Congress is scheduled to hold a hearing about a new report that says the TSA isn't doing its job correctly. The recent report by the Department of Homeland Security says that the TSA is not adequately reporting, tracking and fixing airport security...

    Tags: Frank Lautenberg, Transportation Security Administration

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