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Alleged terrorist charged with attempt to explode plane

Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009

BREAKING: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was charged Saturday with attempting to destroy an airplane with a destructive device on Christmas Day on a Northwest flight as it descended toward Detroit.

Airlines told to limit plane's time on tarmac

Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009

Airline passengers will have the right to food, water and working toilets when a plane is stuck on the tarmac and can return to the terminal after a three-hour delay under new regulations announced by the Obama administration.

Government imposes 3-hour limit on tarmac strandings

Monday, Dec. 21, 2009

Airlines must taxi their passengers back to the terminal rather than leaving them stranded on the tarmac for hours, under new rules from the Obama administration.

Millions spent on security retreats

Department given no limits

Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009

Department of Homeland Security officials spent tens of millions of dollars to attend seminars and retreats including a FEMA meeting in Hawaii, an immigration conference in Singapore and an underwater tunnel protection gathering in London, just to name a few.

Airport manual leak stirs lawmakers' ire

Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009

Some members of Congress aren't taking the government's word there is no security threat from the accidental Internet leak of its airports screening manual.

Wayward-flight pilots put blame on others

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009

It was someone else's fault, they both agree.

Party crashers no-shows at hearing

Subpoenas next step in security probe

Friday, Dec. 4, 2009

White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi will face subpoenas to testify before Congress after the Virginia couple was a no-show Thursday at a House committee inquiry, though the Democrat-led homeland security panel declined to subpoena a White House official who also snubbed it.

White House party crashers to get subpoenas

3 Secret Service agents put on leave for breach

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has ordered his staff to subpoena White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi after the Virginia couple declined the invitation to testify at a hearing Thursday.

Army lacks guidelines to deal with jihadists in ranks

Congress hears from retired general

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

The Army has guidelines on how to deal with racist views and actions within the ranks, but none on how to deal with Islamic jihadism, a former Army vice chief of staff told Congress on Thursday.