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• Reports: Costs, privacy obstruct widespread use of screening systems - Washington Post
• Index shows rise in home prices leveled off in October - Washington Post
• Plane Attack Highlights Yemen Al-Qaeda Threat to US - BusinessWeek
• Lawmakers Spar Over Nominee for TSA Chief in Wake of Terror Attempt - FOXNews
• Record Number of Somali Pirate Attacks in 2009 - New York Times
• Egypt's bigger problem - Aljazeera.net
• Israel and Egypt eye movement on peace process - Christian Science Monitor
• Putin attacks US missile defence - BBC News

Reports: Costs, privacy obstruct widespread use of screening systems - Washington Post Posted: 29 Dec 2009 10:01 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Reports: Costs, privacy obstruct widespread use of screening systems Washington Post By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Spencer Hsu When alleged terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab casually boarded his flight for Detroit on Christmas Day, he unwittingly confirmed repeated warnings about the chronic, costly shortcomings of government efforts to ... Yemen says may harbor up to 300 Qaeda suspectsReuters Flight 253 terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab bemoaned his 'loneliness ...New York Daily News Western counter-terrorism help 'not enough for Yemen'BBC News CBS News -Wall Street Journal -Voice of America all 8,436 news articles »

Index shows rise in home prices leveled off in October - Washington Post Posted: 29 Dec 2009 10:20 AM PST Washington Post Index shows rise in home prices leveled off in October Washington Post A steady rise in home prices moderated in October, according to a closely watched price index released Tuesday, raising some concerns that the housing market's recovery might face a setback. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index, ... Key Home Price Index Rises for Fifth MonthBusinessWeek Case-Shiller Points To Winter Chill, But Not Housing DoomWall Street Journal Home prices flat in October, Case-Shiller findsMarketWatch BBC News -Bizjournals.com -Los Angeles Times all 853 news articles »

Plane Attack Highlights Yemen Al-Qaeda Threat to US - BusinessWeek Posted: 29 Dec 2009 10:14 AM PST Reuters Plane Attack Highlights Yemen Al-Qaeda Threat to US BusinessWeek (Adds General Petraeus quotes starting in 11th paragraph, updated US aid to Yemen figures in 23rd paragraph.) By Henry Meyer Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Yemen may be turning into an al- Qaeda base for attacks on US and Western targets as the group exploits ... Yemen Offensive Draws ScrutinyWall Street Journal Official: Behind scenes, US prodding Yemen to confront al QaedaCNN Al-Qaeda group in Yemen gaining prominenceWashington Post FOXNews -Aljazeera.net -Times Online all 317 news articles »

Lawmakers Spar Over Nominee for TSA Chief in Wake of Terror Attempt - FOXNews Posted: 29 Dec 2009 07:45 AM PST UPI.com Lawmakers Spar Over Nominee for TSA Chief in Wake of Terror Attempt FOXNews The attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound flight has re-ignited debate in the Senate over President Obama's nominee for chief of the Transportation Security Administration, which has been without a permanent leader since Obama took office. ... Vote urged to confirm TSA chiefLos Angeles Times For Security Ideas, Ask Business TravelersNew York Times TSA's Top Post Sits Vacant Because of Sen. DeMint's Union BeefProPublica The Washington Independent -Boston Globe (blog) -Atlantic Online (blog) all 441 news articles »

Record Number of Somali Pirate Attacks in 2009 - New York Times Posted: 29 Dec 2009 09:40 AM PST Reuters Record Number of Somali Pirate Attacks in 2009 New York Times HONG KONG — Somali pirates carried out a record number of attacks and hijackings in 2009, despite the deployment of international warships to thwart them and a United Nations Security Council resolution to bring the fight against them ... Somali pirates nab two more ships, one in protected Gulf of AdenChristian Science Monitor Somali pirates seize two more shipsReuters Pole aboard tanker hijacked by Somali piratesXinhua BusinessWeek -Times Online -BBC News all 1,263 news articles »

Egypt's bigger problem - Aljazeera.net Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:27 AM PST BBC News Egypt's bigger problem Aljazeera.net By Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst A year after Israel's war left Gaza in ruins, Egypt is hampering international aid convoys from entering this impoverished refuge camp of 1.5 million and is erecting an 'iron wall' under the ... Egypt cracks down on foreign protesters heading to Gaza StripChristian Science Monitor Egypt denies US rights activists entry to GazaHa'aretz Aid convoy bound for Gaza heads to Syria for transitJerusalem Post BBC News -AFP -Ynetnews all 323 news articles »

Israel and Egypt eye movement on peace process - Christian Science Monitor Posted: 29 Dec 2009 10:00 AM PST Reuters Israel and Egypt eye movement on peace process Christian Science Monitor Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu and Egypt President Mubarak met in Cairo and discussed the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ahead of a visit by US envoy George Mitchell. The two leaders also discussed captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. ... Egypt and Israel differ over peaceAljazeera.net PM returns after meeting MubarakJerusalem Post Supreme Court: Palestinians may use Modiin roadJewish Telegraphic Agency Xinhua -Ynetnews -RIA Novosti all 686 news articles »

Putin attacks US missile defence - BBC News Posted: 29 Dec 2009 06:43 AM PST BBC News Putin attacks US missile defence BBC News US plans for a missile defence shield are holding up a new nuclear disarmament treaty, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said. Russia and the US are yet to find a successor to the Cold War-era Start I treaty, which expired on 5 December. ... Putin Urges US to Provide Missile Defense InformationVoice of America Putin: Russia to develop offensive weapons to keep balance with USCNN International Putin warns US over missile defenceAljazeera.net RIA Novosti -Reuters -AFP all 563 news articles »

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