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Communications Director for NM Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Former DC bureau chief @ABQJournal & editorial writer @Statesman. linktr.ee/MichaelColeman
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MISSION CREEP: Homeland Security a 'runaway train'

MISSION CREEP: Homeland Security a 'runaway train'

AbqJournal.com — WASHINGTON - In November 2002, 14 months after terrorists slammed airplanes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon and killed nearly 3,000 innocent people, President George W. Bush signed a bill into law establishing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The department's objective was simple, even if its task was not. "The primary mission of the department is to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States," the new law said.
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Ex-CIA, NSA Chief Defends U.S. Intelligence Gathering

Ex-CIA, NSA Chief Defends U.S. Intelligence Gathering

washdiplomat.com — Michael Hayden, former director of both the NSA and CIA, retired from high-profile government work in 2009 to take a lucrative private sector job, but Edward Snowden's National Security Agency leaks quickly thrust him back into the spotlight. After Snowden leaked classified information in June about the PRISM program that mines electronic surveillance - including metadata about Americans' phone calls - Hayden became the mainstream media's go-to guy for answers about government eavesdropping. Not surprisingly, the retired general used appearances on "Meet the Press," "Face the Nation" and elsewhere to defend the NSA's tactics while conceding that if the public was better informed about the issue, the programs might have more political support.
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KSFR-FM interviews Journal's Michael Coleman on Homeland Security Series

KSFR-FM interviews Journal's Michael Coleman on Homeland Security Series

www.abqjournal.com — Michael Coleman, the Journal's Washington bureau chief, recently spent an hour talking with KSFR-FM radio station in Santa Fe about his recent three-part series examining the dramatic expansion of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in America and across New Mexico. The public radio station aired the interview in its entirety this morning and will re-air it today at 5 p.m. MDT. Click the link for KSFR to listen. or here for direct streaming link During the interview with KSFR's David Marash, Coleman discusses details of the three-part series, which included a national overview of DHS growth, a look at how Homeland Security Investigations is expanding its "footprint" in New Mexico, and the militarization of police departments with federal Homeland Security grants.
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Incessant, desperate pitches for campaign cash annoy voters

Incessant, desperate pitches for campaign cash annoy voters

www.abqjournal.com — Did you hear? The president of the United States wants me - and you! No, he doesn't want us in the "Uncle Sam" patriotic sense. Rather, President Obama wants me to contribute five bucks to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. How do I know? He emailed me over the summer, asking for the cash. "I know we ask you for a lot," said the president's email pitch in late July, ostensibly from Obama himself but sent via the DCCC's email. "Right now, Republicans are outspending us in key battleground states. If we don't have the resources to fight back now, we will lose in November.
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Zac Brown Band Uncaged in DC

Zac Brown Band Uncaged in DC

www.ontaponline.com — Ask Coy Bowles, the lead guitar player and keyboardist in the Zac Brown Band, to describe the band's eclectic, genre-bending sound and he adeptly avoids labels. "I'd just say we're inescapably Southern," Bowles said in a telephone interview from Nashville, his slight Georgia drawl punctuating the sentiment. Formed in 2002, the Atlanta-based, Grammy-award winning Zac Brown Band has earned millions of fans with their electric live performances and seamless blend of country, rock, folk, bluegrass and blues. And they did it the hard way, playing countless bars and clubs across the southeastern U.S.
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The Fed Lab/Marketplace Disconnect

The Fed Lab/Marketplace Disconnect

www.innovation-america.org — It's no secret that America's national laboratories generate some of the world's best science and technology-ideas that are ripe for commercial, job-creating applications. But what leaves many policymakers baffled is why it consistently proves so difficult to spin those technologies into the marketplace. Lab officials and scientists, as well as many in Congress and in the private sector, have theories about the labs' struggles with technology transfer, but consensus on the roots of the problem is elusive. A small group of tech-transfer experts gathered recently in an obscure House office building to talk about the challenges and opportunities associated with spinning government-funded lab research into commercial products that create good jobs and stimulate the economy.
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Panetta: Ground troops possible in Iraq

Panetta: Ground troops possible in Iraq

www.abqjournal.com — LAS CRUCES - Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama's former defense secretary and CIA chief, said Wednesday that the United States faces "a long generational war against terrorism" and congressional gridlock is among the greatest threats to national security. Speaking at the Domenici Public Policy Conference at New Mexico State University, Panetta also offered support for Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who stirred controversy earlier this week when he told the House Armed Services Committee that the U.S. may need to deploy ground troops in Iraq to defeat the Islamic State.
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Congress reconsiders militarized police

Congress reconsiders militarized police

www.abqjournal.com — On a late night in June, the U.S. House of Representatives was debating a routine military spending bill when Rep. Alan Grayson offered an unusual amendment. The Florida Democrat asked his colleagues to end a federal program that allows the U.S. military to transfer - free of charge - its high-powered weaponry and other war fighting equipment to local police. Calling it "a growing problem throughout our country" Grayson lamented police militarization resulting from the Pentagon's 1033 program, which enables departments to acquire armored vehicles, bombs, grenade launchers, gun silencers, camouflage uniforms, helicopters, drones and more for use in policing.
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The Sky is the Limit: Stephen Strasburg

The Sky is the Limit: Stephen Strasburg

www.ontaponline.com — Posted on June 01, 2013 by Michael Coleman When Stephen Strasburg took the mound against the World Champion San Francisco Giants at the end of a tough West Coast road swing in late May, the Nationals' ace delivered the goods. Strasburg allowed just one run in seven innings, but lethargic Nats bats and shaky relief pitching resulted in a 4-2 loss. The game highlighted the team's strengths and weaknesses, but Strasburg told On Tap he's not discouraged. The 24-year-old right hander also said he likes his talented team's chances for post-season play as it headed into June with a .500 record.
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Immigration and Innovation

Immigration and Innovation

www.innovation-america.org — In early May, President Obama traveled to El Paso - on the doorstep of the Mexican border - to try to drum up enthusiasm for yet another push for comprehensive immigration reform. The pundits offered a collective yawn, concluding that the hyper-partisan, divided Congress would never be able to reach agreement on an immigration reform bill. They're almost certainly correct. However, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have said they don't want to take a piecemeal approach to reform. But with just about everyone agreeing that comprehensive reform isn't in the cards-especially with a presidential election year looming-doesn't it make sense to take action where we can?
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