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March 27, 2007 --
Ordinary Customers Flagged as Terrorists
Private businesses such as rental and mortgage companies and car dealers are checking the names of customers against a list of suspected terrorists and drug traffickers made publicly available by the Treasury Department, sometimes denying services to ordinary people whose names are similar to those on the list. (Washington Post)
U.S. Can't Account for 600,000 Fugitives
Teams assigned to make sure foreigners ordered out of the United States actually leave are grappling with a backlog of more than 600,000 cases and can't accurately account for the fugitives' whereabouts, the government reported Monday. (AP)
Complaints Over Debt Collectors Break Record
Allegations of abusive practices by the private debt collection industry drove complaints to the Federal Trade Commission to record highs last year, a new report reveals. (ABC News)
White House Aides Tried to Hide E-mails, Lawmaker Charges
White House staff are using non-governmental e-mail addresses to avoid leaving a paper trail of their communications, a senior congressman charged Monday. (ABC News)
US Moves Kenya Terror Suspect At Guantanamo
Kenya has handed over an al Qaeda suspect accused in two terror attacks in East Africa to US authorities who have moved him into the Guantanamo Bay military prison, officials said yesterday. (Reuters)
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