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Friday, May 26, 2006

Mexico's Fox praises immigration bill (Credit Card Protection)


Mexico's Fox praises immigration bill
Science Daily - MEXICO CITY, May 26 (UPI) -- Mexican President Vicente Fox Friday praised the immigration bill passed in the U.S. Senate, El Universal reported online. Fox, who is on a four-day visit to the United States, lauded the bill for allowing millions of
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Local vets face I.D. theft after burlgary
Eastern Arizona Courier - A recent burglary near Capitol Hill caused one victim to multiply to millions when investigators discovered that social security numbers, birth dates and other personal data of 26.5 million VA veterans was stolen. In early May in Aspen Hill, Md., a
Source: www.eacourier.com

Identity Theft: A Lesson For Us All
Magic City Morning Star - This month, the personal and confidential information of 26.5 million veterans, including more than 141,000 Maine veterans, was potentially compromised in one of our nation's largest security breaches. This incident began with the astonishing
Source: magic-city-news.com

VA secretary 'mad as hell' about data theft
Biloxi Sun Herald - WASHINGTON - Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson told Congress on Thursday that he is "mad as hell" about the theft of personal data on more than 26 million veterans and about his department's failure to promptly notify him about it. He
Source: www.sunherald.com

Veterans inundate VA with calls on data theft
Silicon Valley - WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 120,000 veterans concerned that their personal information was stolen have called the Veterans Affairs Department with questions about what to do about it, a department spokesman said Friday. And veterans groups said they
Source: www.siliconvalley.com

VA Knew Early About Data Theft
Canton Repository - WASHINGTON Senior officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs knew that sensitive personal information about veterans had been stolen from a VA employee s home within hours of the crime but did not tell Secretary Jim Nicholson until 13 days
Source: www.cantonrep.com