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Reactions to the Northwest Airlines Flight 253 attack

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Intelligence and flight security in 2009

Conflict & Justice

Later today, President Obama gets a preliminary report on what went wrong in the country’s airport security systems.
We talk to New York Times reporter Eric Lipton, international security analyst Bob Ayers.

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Why wasn’t Christmas bomber on no-fly list?

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Security questions after Christmas bomb attempt

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The challenges of terrorism security

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