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• High-profile TSA pat-downs: First Geraldo, then Kissinger

  Geraldo Rivera, Sen. Diane Feinstein and now Henry Kissinger — apparently, when TSA decides you need a pat-down, it doesn’t matter whether you’re a ubiquitous TV host, a sitting U.S. senator or a one-time titan of foreign policy. On Friday, Kissinger — for …

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• Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks, five others, charged over phone-hacking scandal

  Updated at 11:05 a.m. ET: LONDON - Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a police investigation into a phone hacking scandal that has rocked the tycoon's empire and sent shockwaves through the British political  …

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• Report shows 'gaping hole' in airport security

  The Transportation Security Administration does a poor job of centrally tracking security breaches at airports, according to a report released by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General, which performs agency audits. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) reques …

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• New York cops boost stop-and-frisks despite criticism

  Source: msnbc.com
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• Long-term unemployed losing benefits as job picture improves

  The improving employment situation in South Carolina should be good news for Jennifer Moss, offering hope she can find finally land a job after a year and a half without work. But in a way, it’s been another blow. The single mother of three kids is one of hu …

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