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NATO Summit Will Center On Ending Afghanistan War

The upcoming NATO summit in Chicago this Sunday will be dominated by discussion of the alliance's transition out of a combat role in Afghanistan to an advisory one, and particularly, who is going to foot the bill amid a global climate of fiscal austerity to ensure it all goes over smoothly.

Next 9/11 Will Come From The Ground, Says Ex-Pilot Congressman

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The perpetrators of the next 9/11 terrorist attack may avoid airport terminal security altogether by infiltrating airports and planes parked on the tarmac, said Chip Cravaack, a Republican congressman who knows the industry well - he used to be an airline pilot.
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Saudis Recall Cairo Ambassador In Blow To Egypt Ties

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador in Cairo for security reasons after protests in Egypt against the kingdom's arrest of an Egyptian lawyer, marking a diplomatic rupture between the long-time allies.
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Social Security, Medicare Funds Running Out Faster: US

Social Security and Medicare programs are sliding closer to insolvency, the federal government warned Monday. The Social Security trust fund will be unable under current trends to fulfill its obligations in 2033, three years earlier than projected last year
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Proofpoint Shares Jump 31% In IPO

Shares of security software specialist Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT) jumped as much as 31 percent in the first few minutes of trading after their initial public offering.
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Pentagon sets up fast track for buying cyber war tools

The Pentagon is establishing a fast-track acquisition process that would enable it to develop new cyber warfare capabilities within days or months if urgently needed, the Defense Department said in a report to Congress.
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EXCLUSIVE: Kris Herzog, Former Bodyguard For Oksana Confirms Mel Gibson Wanted To Kill Her [PHOTOS]

A letter sent to Mel Gibson from ex-film collaborator and screenwriter, Joe Eszerthas has hit the web, revealing not only more about Gibson's rage issues, but his continued death threats to ex-girlfriend, and mother of his child, Oksana Grigorieva. According to Kris Herzog, owner of the Navy SEAL Bodyguard Group, The Bodyguard Group of Beverly Hills and former bodyguard for Mel Gibson and Oksana, Gibson has said on numerous occasions that he was going to kill Oksana.
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Queens Library Installs Surveillance Cameras After Creepy Incident

The Queens Library has installed security cameras throughout its stacks after a man fondled a young girl last August at the Steinway branch in Astoria. The cameras were implemented in response to an incident in which a man removed a 7-year-old girl's shoes and fondled her feet and rubbed them against his face, authorities said.
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Global cyber arms race engulfing Web - Defense official

A global cyber arms race is engulfing the Internet and the best way to counter the rapidly escalating threat is combining the efforts of U.S. agencies, private firms and international allies, cyber security officials said on Tuesday.
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Gold Miners Seeking Ways To Attract Investors

A collapse in gold producers lofty valuations has sparked soul searching about an exodus of restive shareholders, forcing them to tighten operations and boost dividends to lure investors.
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Eurozone Agrees To Increase Rescue Funds To $930 Billion

Eurozone finance ministers agreed at a meeting in Copenhagen on Friday to increase the bailout lending limit to 700 billion euros ($930 billion), a move aimed at reassuring financial markets wary of a Eurozone default and dampening the crippling debt crisis of the past few years.

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