National Briefs (12/04/10)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Shuttle Discovery will remain grounded until at least Feb. 3 while engineers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration continue to look for the cause of cracks in its external fuel tank, a top NASA official announced Friday.
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‘Food Security Bill not possible without raising agri output’
Sharad Pawar today said it would not be possible to implement the proposed National Food Security bill without increasing the country’s agriculture production substantially.
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Kratos to Present at the Imperial Capital Security Investor Conference in Washington, DC on December 14, 2010
SAN DIEGO — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. , a leading national security solutions provider, today announced that its President & Chief Executive Officer, Eric DeMarco, and its Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Deanna Lund will be presenting at the Imperial Capital Security Investor Conference at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Washington, DC.
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Religious Freedom and National Security
The government’s top priority is national security. So it had better get serious about promoting freedom of religion at home and abroad.
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Defense in NSA leaks case won’t name experts
Lawyers for a former National Security Agency employee accused of mishandling classified information won’t have to share the names of their expert consultants with the government.
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Mark Ruffalo Lands On Homeland Security Watch List After Supporting Anti-Drilling Documentary
NEW YORK, N.Y. — According to the folks at the Office of Homeland Security in Pennsylvania, actor Mark Ruffalo is a threat to national security. The “Shutter Island” and “The Kids Are All Right” star was recently placed on a terror-advisory watch list by the department after organizing some screenings for the documentary “Gasland,” which takes an in-depth look at natural gas drilling, the actor …
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National Opt-Out Day Hopes to Delay Airport Security
The loosely organized effort dubbed as National Opt-Out Day is going on today with the hope to delay security screening.
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Ex-national security advisor replaces governor-elect at Invacare
General James L. Jones, a recently retired national security advisor to President Obama, has joined the board of Invacare Corp. (NYSE:IVC), replacing departing Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich.
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