US border security to be tied to intelligence overhaul
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A range of new US border security measures are set to be attatched to âmust-passâ legislation next year as part of a deal to win congressional support for an overhaul of American intelligence.
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WASHINGTON -- The government&#39;s top Defense and intelligence officials urged caution Tuesday in overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence hierarchy in response to a damning report from the 9/11 Commission.
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U.S. News & World Report - It remains to be seen whether intelligence reform legislation will produce substantive improvements in our national security. Republicans and Democrats alike certainly hope so, as do we all. But Congress and the White House failed to approve other reforms passed by the House of Representatives that would have ensured heightened border security and the ability to control immigrant documentation and identification, which the 9/11 commission recommended.
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President Bush is signing into law the largest overhaul of U.S. intelligence gathering in 50 years, hoping to improve the spy network that failed to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks.
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The House is poised to vote Tuesday on an overhaul of the nation&#39;s intelligence apparatus, with the Senate likely to follow suit Wednesday.
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Friday a Republican overhaul of U.S. spy agencies, setting the stage for a battle with the Senate over immigration controls and the powers to be given to a new national intelligence director.
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that Mexico and the United States need to secure their common border before Congress approves an immigration accord. He acknowledged that focusing on security puts "horrible pressure on the Border Patrol," but said Americans must be convinced that the border is safe before they back a plan to grant more immigrants legal passage to the U.S.
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President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law the largest overhaul of US intelligence gathering in 50 years, hoping to improve the spy network that failed to prevent the Sept.
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The US Congress is ready to vote on sweeping changes to the country's intelligence agencies.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - Congress gave final approval to the most massive reorganization of America&#39;s intelligence system in over 50 years, which lawmakers said would reduce the risk of terror strikes like the attacks on September 11
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The U.S. Congress approved the  biggest overhaul of U.S. intelligence agencies in over 50 years  on Wednesday, sending the bill that creates a new director of  national intelligence demanded after Sept. 11 to President  Bush.
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Congress has passed â-nd President Bush will sign â -istoric piece of legislation that will revamp the nation&#39;s intelligence system.
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More than three years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and after months of intense lobbying and political battling over how to avoid future attacks, the nation is now, finally, poised to overhaul its intelligence agencies.
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Lawmakers return this week for a  pre-election push to overhaul U.S. intelligence services as  Republicans strive to strengthen their hold on a closely  divided Congress and Democrats battle to retake control.
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A White House spokesman says President Bush will announce Friday significant reforms to the US intelligence apparatus. The spokesman says those reforms will include temporarily boosting the powers of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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President Bush on Thursday signed a homeland security bill that includes an overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $1.2 billion for fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration.
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Legislation to reorganize the US intelligence community has been approved by the US House of Representatives. The vote sets the stage for negotiations with the Senate on a final bill implementing recommendations