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Source: Albequerque Express | May 23 2013, 8:54pm CDT

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Code Pink activist berates Obama at national security speech

Source: AlterNet.org | May 23 2013, 6:12pm CDT

President Obama's counterterrorism speech was interrupted by a heckler, identified by reporters at the speech as Code Pink's Medea Benjamin, who expressed her outrage about the Administration's use of drones and the detainees at Guanta ...

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Today President Obama laid out a clear vision to help ensure that we are meeting the ever-evolving threats to our national security at home and abroad. The struggle against extremism has evolved enormously ...

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FAO expands support for national food security information systems for decision makers

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They say information is power; in South Sudan, information is life. Today, FAO launched a $9 million project on information for decision making for food and nutrition security. This initiative will assist the Government of the ...

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Source: Yahoo News: Business | May 23 2013, 5:27pm CDT

By Walter Shapiro In foreign affairs—unlike domestic policy—a president can reinvent himself in the middle of his time in office without worrying about congressional majorities. Mistaken paths can be abandoned and new approaches tried, ...

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ACLU Comment on President’s National Security Speech

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Below is a statement from Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, on President Obama's National Security speech today: "President Obama is right to say that we cannot be ...

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Chhattisgarh chief minister seeks Z-plus security

Feb 6 2013, 5:16am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gurgaon, Feb 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has demanded Z-plus security provided by the elite National Security Guard (NSG), an official said here Wednesday.

Gurgaon, Feb 6 — Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has demanded Z-plus security provided by the elite National Security Guard (NSG), an official said here Wednesday.

NSG's Director General (DG) Arvind Ranjan said Raman Singh may soon be guarded by NSG commandos, the Black Cats.

Raman Singh had sought 24x7 Z-plus security cover to thwart attacks from Maoists in insurgency-affected Chhattisgarh. His request is pending with the home ministry.

The chief minister is currently guarded by a special squad of the state police.

"Seventeen people in the country have Z-plus security," Rajan said at the NSG's base camp at Manesar in Haryana.

"The category of security given to an individual is under the discretion of the home ministry. The threat perception is taken into account based on inputs from the Intelligence Bureau. The category of security can also be withdrawn depending on the threat perception," Rajan added.

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