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Same Firm Did Checks on Snowden and Gunman

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Published: September 19, 2013

WASHINGTON — A company that conducted a background check of Edward J. Snowden, the government contractor who leaked national security secrets, said on Thursday that it had also run a check on the former Navy reservist who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday.

» Same Firm Did Checks on Snowden and Gunman - New York Times
19/09/13 23:12 from fbi - Google News
Washington PostSame Firm Did Checks on Snowden and GunmanNew York TimesWASHINGTON — A company that conducted a background check of Edward J. Snowden, the government contractor who leaked national security secrets, said on Thursday that i...

» Navy Yard shooting: Swat team awaits answers - BBC News
20/09/13 05:19 from james b. comey - Google News
BBC NewsNavy Yard shooting: Swat team awaits answersBBC NewsOn Thursday, FBI Director James B Comey Jr told ABC News it took roughly half an hour for armed police to arrive and engage Alexis. All 12 victims were killed within that time. ...

» Tiger Keeper Killed By Bite To The Neck
20/09/13 17:57 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
Rasputin, the Siberian tiger, apparently crept up on the zoo worker at feeding time after the man failed to shut the animal out. 
Mike Nova comments: Beware of Siberian pussycats! 

Trial Date Set for Cleric in Vatican Scandal

» Trial Date Set for Cleric in Vatican Scandal
20/09/13 17:34 from Voice of America
A prelate and former Vatican finance official at the center of a money-laundering investigation will appear in court on December 3, judicial sources said on Friday.  Monsignor Nunzio Scarano is accused along with a secret service agent...


Russia's Putin Brings 'Gray Cardinal' Surkov Back to Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin (r) speaks with former deputy chief of staff Vladislav Surkov, (File photo).
» Putin Ideologue Returns as Key Aide
20/09/13 17:35 from WSJ.com: World News
The Kremlin appoints strategist Vladislav Surkov as an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, marking the return of one of the architects of Mr. Putin's ideology to the Russian government nearly five months after his departure as depu...
» Russia's Putin brings 'grey cardinal' Surkov back to Kremlin
20/09/13 17:26 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin named his former deputy chief of staff Vladislav Surkov as an aide on Friday, bringing back the creator of modern Russia's tightly controlled political system just four months after he quit the...

» Iran's Rouhani Wants 'Constructive Engagement'
20/09/13 17:50 from Voice of America
Iran's newly elected President Hassan Rouhani has pledged to join in constructive dialogue with world powers.Continuing his engagement with U.S. media, Mr. Rouhani says in an opinion piece in The Washington Post that "gone is the age o...

» Pope message heralds change of tone on gays, abortion
20/09/13 17:47 from Reuters: International
VATICAN CITY/PARIS (Reuters) - A landmark interview by Pope Francis will force conservative members of the Catholic Church to re-calibrate how they deal with gays, abortion and contraception but is not expected to be the precursor to sei...

» U.S. settles flap over Venezuelan president's overflight
20/09/13 16:40 from Reuters: International
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States approved a last-minute flight plan for Venezuelan officials, the State Department said on Friday, after an irate President Nicolas Maduro said his jet was banned from flying over Puerto Rico on hi...

» U.S. allows Venezuelan officials to fly over United States
20/09/13 15:59 from Reuters: International
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States approved a last-minute flight plan for Venezuelan officials, the State Department said on Friday, in a move that allowed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to fly over Puerto Rico on his way to C...