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    Recent Security Breaches, Embarrassing or Something More?

    Highly publicized blunders have raised questions about security at the White House and at airport checkpoints nationwide.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Highly publicized blunders have raised questions about security at the White House and at airport checkpoints nationwide. If the Tareq and Michaele Salahi could crash the State Dinner for the Prime Minister of India, were the Obamas and guests at risk? When the Transportation Security Administration put an operations manual on-line, did would-be terrorists learn anything new? The President has ordered government agencies to be more transparent. Will that "openness" lead to future mistakes that erode public safety? If the Obama administration seems weak on national security, will that create a new political reality in an election year?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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    Recent Security Breaches, Embarrassing or Something More?
    1. 0:00Europe to Assist Poor Countries Hit by Climate Change
    2. 7:47Recent Security Breaches, Embarrassing or Something More?You’re reading this
    3. 42:58Uganda Debates Death Penalty for Gays
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