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Sunday June 26th, 2011
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95-yr-old woman dying of leukemia asked to remove adult diaper during TSA search
posted 06/26/2011, 11:45 PM (NWF Daily News)
[Category: Big Brother/Orwellian]
 Jean Weber of Destin filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security after her 95-year-old mother was detained and extensively searched last Saturday while trying to board a plane to fly to Michigan to be with family members during the final stages of her battle with leukemia.
Her mother, who was in a wheelchair, was asked to remove an adult diaper in order to complete a pat-down search.
“It’s something I couldn’t imagine happening on American soil,” Weber said Friday. “Here is my mother, 95 years old, 105 pounds, barely able to stand, and then this.”
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TSA stands by officers after pat-down of elderly woman in Florida
posted 06/26/2011, 11:45 PM (CNN)
[Category: Big Brother/Orwellian]
(CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration stood by its security officers Sunday after a Florida woman complained that her cancer-stricken, 95-year-old mother was patted down and forced to remove her adult diaper while going through security. [...]
The TSA released a statement Sunday defending its agents' actions at the Northwest Florida Regional Airport.
"While every person and item must be screened before entering the secure boarding area, TSA works with ... (more) |
Fullerton Cop Arrested for Stealing iPad at TSA Checkpoint
posted 06/26/2011, 11:45 PM (Fullertons Future)
[Category: Big Brother/Orwellian]
The following report confirms that an off-duty Fullerton police officer was arrested for stealing an Apple iPad at a Miami International Airport TSA checkpoint last month. According to court documents, FPD Officer Kelly Mejia was caught on surveillance video taking an $800 iPad from another passenger just after it had passed through the x-ray machine in the presence of TSA security agents. |
U.S. Using 'Mystery Shoppers' to Check on Access to Doctors
posted 06/26/2011, 11:44 PM (New York Times)
[Category: Big Brother/Orwellian]
WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of “mystery shoppers” to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for people to get care when they need it.
The administration says the survey will address a “critical public policy problem”: the increasing shortage of primary care doctors, including specialists in internal medicine and family practice. It will also ... (more) |
Bernanke Public Approval Falls to Lowest With Too-Slow Economy
posted 06/26/2011, 11:44 PM (Bloomberg)
[Category: Economy]
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s standing with the public has slid to its lowest level in almost two years of polling on the issue, even as faith in the Federal Reserve holds up.
Bernanke is viewed favorably by 30 percent of those polled, compared with 26 percent who view him unfavorably; the remainder are unsure. In September of 2009, Bernanke enjoyed 41 percent approval and 22 percent disapproval. The Fed itself is viewed favorably by 42 percent of voters, little chang... (more) |
Ray Nagin describes post-Hurricane Katrina paranoia in his new book
posted 06/26/2011, 11:44 PM (NOLA.com)
[Category: General]
Among the more shocking revelations is the former mayor’s account of the evening of Aug. 30, 2005. Nagin writes that he and his top aides were in the Hyatt’s fourth-floor command center when about 20 men entered, “dressed in black combat outfits and adorned in bulletproof vests, rifles, and leg straps holding at least two very large handguns each.
“Their presence was shocking, menacing, bizarre, and surreal,” he writes, adding that one barked out: “‘We’re here to protect the mayor... (more) |
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