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Article: VOA NEWS: PROBLEMS WITH US TERRORIST WATCH LIST PROMPT CONCERNS
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 24, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Deborah Tate
A new report to the U.S. Congress has found problems with the government's terrorist watch list, prompting concerns that terrorists could potentially enter the United States undetected. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
The terrorist watch list, compiled by U.S. intelligence agencies, is used by the U.S. government to bar individuals who pose a threat to national security from entering the country through land border crossings, airports and seaports.
But in a new report, the Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, has found problems with the list.
The report was presented at a hearing of the ...