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Border Security: Not So Much

Thursday July 6, 2006
Republicans on either coast are trying to focus attention on the nation's southern border, for purposes of immigration reform. But there are far more serious issues on the border. The GAO testified Wednesday that undercover agents successfully transported radioactive material -- enough for two dirty bombs -- across both the northern and southern borders. Testimony presented 5 July to the House Committee on International Relations. (pdf)

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