Heightened Security Turns Washington Into Quiet Scene
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The usual business of Washington came to a standstill, punctuated only by the festivities and protesters.
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It is 4 pm at Reagan National Airport and the lines of anxious passengers eager to leave Washington are now backed up at the south security checkpoint in a line about 50 people long.
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ROCKY MOUNT, Va. -- It was so quiet out in the country, the officers didn't want to make a sound. Lying in the woods, huddled in sleeping bags, they couldn't use their cars or even turn on a light.
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Security was tightened across Kabul on Monday in the wake of a vehicle bomb on Sunday that killed three Americans working for an American contractor and at least four other people.
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The security guards at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were more than a little curious.
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Note to delegates and other convention attendees: Leave your guns at home. As New York increases security for the Republican National Convention, the event&#39;s organizers are making sure nothing&#39;s left unsaid.
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KABUL : A heavy security clampdown was enforced in the Afghan capital after the bombing of a US firm left at least seven dead and 28 wounded, and raised new fears about security just weeks before elections.
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Many pressure groups that have grown accustomed to getting their way on Capitol Hill have found their initiatives shelved this year as lawmakers focus on security-related matters and rush to leave town to campaign for reelection.
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Hundreds of people were cleared from around Mount St Helens in Washington state yesterday as the restless volcano&#39;s increased activity prompted government warnings that a big eruption was imminent.
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Election officials are beefing up security and taking other precautions at many of the nation's 200,000 polling places amid continuing concern that al-Qaida terrorists are intent on disrupting the U.S. political process.
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Beneath the ominous calm that has settled since the recent uprising is anger, uncertainty and hopelessness.
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Nine are killed in attack on US consulate by the group, which has been quiet in past 6 months. By Craig Whitlock / Washington Post.
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The Florida Keys are much quieter - and emptier - Saturday now that thousands of residents have fled because of the threat of Hurricane Ivan.
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Part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington has been evacuated and closed to tourists after suspicious items were found, a park police officer said on Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- You may lock your doors and windows -- and maybe even activate an alarm system to keep your home protected. But a new study indicates that most of us haven&#39;t taken the equivalent of those basic
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Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S.
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The case has pulled back the curtain on elite Washington and the inner workings of a White House known for secrecy.