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To: PROLIFE who wrote (84)	3/16/2006 9:30:47 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 143

Katherine Harris pro-life candidate The truth about Katherine Harris: "Harris' campaign has been hanging by threads since a defense contractor who admitted bribing a congressman told authorities last month he also gave Harris illegal campaign contributions and sought her help for millions of dollars in federal military spending." Katherine Harris' wobbly Senate campaign now may be in peril gainesville.com

To: PROLIFE who wrote (84)	3/16/2006 9:34:07 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 143

Airline screeners fail government bomb tests 21 airports nationwide don’t detect bomb-making materials •By Lisa Myers, Rich Gardella & the NBC Investigative Unit NBC News Updated: 8:00 p.m. ET March 16, 2006 WASHINGTON - Imagine an explosion strong enough to blow a car's trunk apart, caused by a bomb inside a passenger plane. Government sources tell NBC News that federal investigators recently were able to carry materials needed to make a similar homemade bomb through security screening at 21 airports. In all 21 airports tested, no machine, no swab, no screener anywhere stopped the bomb materials from getting through. Even when investigators deliberately triggered extra screening of bags, no one discovered the materials. NBC News briefed former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean, chairman of the 9/11 commission, on the results. Story continues below ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- advertisement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm appalled," he said. "I'm dismayed and, yes, to a degree, it does surprise me. Because I thought the Department of Homeland Security was making some progress on this, and evidently they're not." Investigators for the Government Accountability Office conducted the tests between October and January, at the request of Congress. The goal was to determine how vulnerable U.S. airlines are to a suicide bomber using cheap, readily available materials. Investigators found recipes for homemade bombs from easily available public sources and bought the necessary chemicals and other materials over the counter. For security reasons, NBC News will not reveal any of the ingredients or the airports tested. The report itself is classified. But Lee Hamilton, the vice chairman of the 9/11 commission, says the fact that so many airports failed this test is a hugely important story that the American traveler is entitled to know. NBC News asked a bomb technician to gather the same materials and assemble an explosive device to determine its power. The materials for the bomb that exploded a car's trunk fit in the palm of one hand. NBC News showed the results to Leo West, a former FBI bomb expert. "Potentially, an explosion of that type could lead to the destruction of the aircraft," said West. msnbc.msn.com