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...their obedience? Does he prize loyalty at the expense of ethics? Or does he now see in his relationship with Kerik clear lessons about how he rewarded and promoted those around him? For Giuliani, who is campaigning on the strength of his claim that he is a master at homeland security, Kerik is at best a question mark...
...Silent Killer,” chlamydia often has no visible symptoms, but can cause serious reproductive problems in women. Starnbach believes the vaccine, once developed, would be most effective if administered to girls before they become sexually active. One Harvard student tried to find connections between his homeland and the recent scientific advancement. “When I think of Australia, I don’t immediately think of chlamydia,” says Sydney native Alexander M. Wheen ’11. “But it is down under.” Well, Mr. Wheen, let us hope...
...pressure, often because of bald incompetence or gross interference with the IG mission. At the same time, a number of good IGs have felt undermined or even been forced out by their political superiors after uncovering major problems; Clark Kent Irvin, for one, encountered resistance from Tom Ridge at Homeland Security after highlighting porous weapons detection at airports, the lack of consolidated terrorist lists, and pre-Katrina inadequacies at FEMA. More than 60% of IGs appointed by Bush had prior political experience - either at the White House or as Republican congressional staff - while fewer than 20% had prior audit experience...
MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Homeland Security Secretary, blasting FEMA employees for staging a fake news conference about assisting the victims of the California wildfires...
...killed senior Tamil Tiger leader S. P. Tamilselvan and five others in an aerial attack Friday morning. A statement put out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who have spent more than two decades fighting the government of Sri Lanka in an attempt to create a Tamil homeland in the north and east of the Indian Ocean island, confirmed Tamilselvan's death...