2006.09.03, NY Times

Screening Tools Slow to Arrive in U.S. Airports

The federal government has been unable to move bomb-detection technologies from the laboratory to the airport successfully.

Members of Congress and former domestic security officials blame poor management for stumbles in research, turf fights, staff turnover and underfinancing. Some initiatives have also faced opposition from the airlines or been slowed by bureaucratic snarls. Read More At NY Times

2006.09.04, 2:55 AM

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Killed The Associated Press at Washington Post
Monday, September 4, 2006; 2:55 AM BRISBANE, Australia -- Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition. He was 44. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state when he was stung, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site.

2006.08.18- 2:17 AM
By SARAH KARUSH, Associated Press Writer

Judge Rules That Administration's Warrantless Surveillance Program Violates Constitution

A federal judge on Thursday struck down President Bush's warrantless surveillance program, saying it violated the rights to free speech and privacy, as well as the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution. More at Forbes... or Listen on NPR

U.N. Force for Lebanon Has Half Its Soldiers

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2006.09.02

Nellie Connally Dies; Rode with JFK on Fateful Day

NPR.org, September 2, 2006 · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Nellie Connally, the widow of former Texas Gov. John Connally, has died. She was the last survivor among those who were in President John F. Kennedy's limousine when he was assassinated in November 1963. More at NPR...