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House passes new legislation to combat sex trafficking

by Haley Hinkle | Jan 27, 2015 | Living, Politics

  WASHINGTON- The House passed five bills on Tuesday to increase government efforts to reduce human trafficking by creating policies to find and protect victims of sex trafficking and to make it easier to prosecute offenders. At least 100,000 children are victims...
Marathon reading draws attention to modern Orwellian technology

Marathon reading draws attention to modern Orwellian technology

by Haley Hinkle | Jan 21, 2015 | National Security

  WASHINGTON — A Washington library hosted a marathon reading of George Orwell’s novel “1984” Wednesday as part of a series on privacy and government surveillance. The reading’s theme was “Big Brother is watching you,” a reference to the all-knowing governmental...
Cybersecurity proposal presents opportunity for bipartisanship

Cybersecurity proposal presents opportunity for bipartisanship

by Haley Hinkle | Jan 20, 2015 | National Security, State of the Union

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged Congress to pass tougher cybersecurity protections in his State of the Union address Tuesday, and Republicans indicated they are willing to work with the president on the issue – one of the few that drew bipartisan support....
Obama renews emphasis on cybersecurity for year ahead

Obama renews emphasis on cybersecurity for year ahead

by Haley Hinkle | Jan 19, 2015 | National Security, State of the Union

Brookings paper discusses ‘exaggerated’ threat of foreign-trained terrorists

Brookings paper discusses ‘exaggerated’ threat of foreign-trained terrorists

by Haley Hinkle | Jan 12, 2015 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Two Brookings Institution fellows highlighted strategies Monday for stopping terrorist attacks on U.S. soil carried out by foreign-trained fighters. The think tank experts, however, said that some would-be terrorists are bound to slip through the cracks...
US extends support to France following terrorist attack

US extends support to France following terrorist attack

by Haley Hinkle | Jan 7, 2015 | National Security

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