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To: LindyBill who wrote (164414)	4/25/2006 4:41:14 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 794207

YIKKES!!! Why NOT before now? Port Workers to Undergo Background Checks {KLP Note: Isn't Minetta in charge of this??? or who? Homeland Security???] Apr 25 1:51 PM US/Eastern breitbart.com By LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Answering criticism about security gaps at U.S. seaports, the Bush administration said Tuesday it will conduct background checks on an estimated 400,000 port workers to ensure they do not pose a terrorist threat. Names of employees who work in the most sensitive areas of ports will be matched against government terror watch lists and immigration databases, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said. Additionally, the Homeland Security Department will issue tamper-free identification cards to roughly 750,000 workers _ including truckers and rail employees _ who have unrestricted assess to ports.