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Food stamp rule frustrates police in North Dakota

John Schweitzer swiped his credit card, bagged his groceries and walked out of a Wal-Mart without his wallet. When he returned a moment later, it was gone.

More problems for major post-9/11 security program

A seaports security program spurred by the 9/11 attacks has hit yet another snag, causing concern that commerce could be slowed during the busy holiday season.

Last-minute voting tips for the harried

There are three things every voter should do before they head to the polls, election experts agree: Check to make sure you’re registered to vote at your current address, find out where your polling place is and find out what ID you’ll need when you go to cast your ballot.

Post Sept. 11 security program has more problems

A post-Sept. 11 security program for workers with access to seaports faces a fresh delay because an important system collapsed without a backup in place.

More problems for port worker ID program

The post-Sept. 11 program to provide special identification cards to every worker with access to seaports faces yet another problem: Most of the machines that print the cards are broken, according to a top House lawmaker.

Port worker ID program could face more delays

A post-Sept. 11 program to provide special identification cards to every worker with access to seaports could face more delays because workers are not getting help when they apply.

Deadline extended for transportation worker secure ID cards

The Bush administration will delay a post-9/11 program that provides special identification cards to every worker with access to seaports.

IRS May Lose Billions Through Bad IDs

The Internal Revenue Service may be losing hundreds of millions of dollars because it won't spend the time and money to match millions of income statements with incorrect or missing identification numbers to existing tax accounts, an IRS watchdog said Tuesday.

Feds to Restrict Volunteers at Disasters

Retiree Gene O'Brien hurried to the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001, as a volunteer helping to shuttle supplies to police and fire workers. Some days, his only ID to get into the disaster site was a tattoo on his forearm.

IHOP Changes Policy of Asking for IDs

John Russo has been a victim of identity theft. So when he was asked to fork over a photo ID just to be seated at an IHOP pancake restaurant, he flipped. "'You want my license? I'm going for pancakes, I'm not buying the Hope diamond,' and they refused to seat us," Russo said, recounting his experience this week at the Quincy IHOP.

Bill Would Require ID on La. Caskets

The floodwaters of hurricanes Katrina and Rita disturbed hundreds of coffins, many forced from their grave sites without identifying markers to provide information about who was buried inside them. Now, lawmakers are considering ways to make those caskets more identifiable if the state has another flood.

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Bar Bans Out-Of-Town Patrons (Video-Report)
Source: thedenverchannel.com

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Bouncers at a Fort Collins bar aren't just checking IDs for a person's age. They're also looking at the person's home town.

Preserving German expressions and dialects for posterity
Source: thelocal.de

Germans are known for their fondess for potatoes, but what exactly might a Bratkartoffelverhältnis be?

Role of military planes declines in Boeing's defense business
Source: The Seattle Times

Boeing once built massive fleets of World War II and Cold War military planes. But right now, the world's biggest airplane builder can't boast even a single prime contract to supply the U.S. military's next generation of fighters, bombers, tankers and transport planes.

Snorting Out Hackers
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The open-source intrusion detection system (IDS) created by Sourcefire is called Snort. It is one of the most widely deployed open source security tool with more than 3 million downloads to date.

Boeing satellite unit sued for $610 million
Source: The Seattle Times

Why anyone wants to get into the satellite business is beyond me. Boeing is now facing series of lawsuits for the lower than expected performance of some of its satellites...and it's not as if the buyers can just dump the shoddy things back at the St.

Thieves make off with 800 IDs
Source: News24

Thieves have stolen more than 800 identity documents from the Garankuwa home affairs office, reported SABC radio news on Saturday. Police said the robbers also took five computers worth more than R20 000.

My Top 10 Web Tools for Bloggers
Source: whiteafrican.com

10 tools for bloggers that have I use daily and make my life easier. From blogbeat to Zookoda - your mileage might vary on what you use, but you owe it to yourself to check these out.

FTester -- Firewall and IDS Testing tool
Source: dev.inversepath.com

The Firewall Tester (FTester) is a tool designed for testing firewalls filtering policies and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) capabilities.

Biometric IDs to be Widely Availabe in 3 Years

The Russian deputy IT and communications minister presented the first Russian biometric foreign-travel passports yesterday. The authorities are ready to start issuing the new foreign-travel IDs for everyone next year, he said.

HLS Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Authorize Using Profits From Initial 500,000 Unit Sales of HLS Flash Drive for Stock Purchas
Source: Yahoo! Finance

IDS Worldwide, Inc. (Other OTC:IDWD.PK - News) today held an overseas telephonic board meeting between IDS Worldwide, Inc. and HLS Worldwide, Inc., the company previously reported to be acquiring a substantial portion of IDS Homeland Security Division. HLS Worldwide, Inc.

It's the law now, so get over it | IndyStar.com
Source: The Indianapolis Star

Our position: Federal judge recognizes that Indiana's voter ID law is not an undue burden on the public. Federal judges normally don't employ phrases like "get over it'' in crafting their opinions. Yet, U.S.

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