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Entries for December, 2009

Obama Says ‘Catastrophic Breach’ Led to Bomb Plot – Wall Street Journal

Times Online

Obama Says 'Catastrophic Breach' Led to Bomb PlotWall Street JournalHONOLULU — President Barack Obama on Tuesday said a "catastrophic breach" of security led to the Christmas Day attempted bombing on a Detroit-bound airplane. "A systemic failure has occurred and I consider that totally …Obama: "A Systemic Failure Has Occurred"CBS NewsObama says "systemic failure" in [...]

Attack stokes Yemen terror fears – BBC News

Times Online

Attack stokes Yemen terror fearsBBC NewsThe Christmas Day plot to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in the skies over Detroit was hatched in an impoverished republic on the Arabian Peninsula, according to jihadist websites. Suspected Nigerian plane bomber …Obama: 'Systemic Failure' Allowed Terror Suspect to Board FlightFOXNewsYemen's al Qaeda affiliate seen among most [...]

GOP California Congressman Radanovich Will Retire Next Year – FOXNews

Modesto Bee

GOP California Congressman Radanovich Will Retire Next YearFOXNewsAP Democrats hope to make some gains in California next year by targeting congressional districts won by President Barack Obama in 2008, but the 19th Congressional District in the state's Central Valley, was not part of that effort. …GOP California Rep. Will Retire Next YearCBS NewsDenham To [...]

Will 2010 bring condo, HOA reforms?

Taking a closer look a new condo, HOA laws
Florida lawmakers didn’t pass a single new housing association law in 2009, but 2010 may bring change.

Mediation mandate offers new hope on foreclosures

Court orders ‘managed mediation’ to resolve foreclosure disputes
Florida’s troubled homeowners and their lenders will increasingly meet at the bargaining table under a new state supreme court order that aims to reduce [...]

Home prices rise again in October

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. home prices rose for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked showing gains.

Security System Failed, Napolitano Acknowledges – New York Times

New York Daily News

Security System Failed, Napolitano AcknowledgesNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Backtracking from a widely criticized assertion over the weekend, the secretary of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, said in a televised interview on Monday that the thwarted bombing of a Detroit-bound …Delicate Balance: Airline Security vs. Personal PrivacyABC NewsNapolitano Acknowledges Security Failed in Allowing Terror [...]

Leading Iranian dissidents arrested, body of Mousavi’s nephew missing – Los Angeles Times

Telegraph.co.uk

Leading Iranian dissidents arrested, body of Mousavi's nephew missingLos Angeles TimesAuthorities clamp down in Iran the day after bloody clashes between demonstrators and police in which at least 8 died. Hundreds are held, and the body of Ali Habibi-Mousavi allegedly is confiscated. By Borzou Daragahi Reporting from Beirut – Iranian …West condemns Iran protest crackdownPress [...]

9 dead, including at least 6 kids, in Miss. fire – Houston Chronicle

WSAV-TV

9 dead, including at least 6 kids, in Miss. fireHouston Chronicle© 2009 AP STARKVILLE, Miss. — Nine people, including at least six children, died early Monday in an apartment fire, officials said. The blaze was reported around 4 am, according to Oktibbeha (ACH-tibb-bee-ha) County Coroner Michael Hunt. …9 dead, including 6 kids, in Mississippi firemsnbc.comNine [...]

Security System Failed, Napolitano Acknowledges – New York Times

New York Daily News

Security System Failed, Napolitano AcknowledgesNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Backtracking from a widely criticized assertion over the weekend, the secretary of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, said in a televised interview on Monday that the thwarted bombing of a Detroit-bound …Delicate Balance: Airline Security vs. Personal PrivacyABC NewsNapolitano Acknowledges Security Failed in Allowing Terror [...]