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		<title>Senate approves $600 million in border security funds</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/12/senate-approves-600-million-in-border-security-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/12/senate-approves-600-million-in-border-security-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two senators &#8212; Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Cardin of Maryland &#8212; returned from their August recess Thursday to give the chamber&#8217;s approval for $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The measure, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives, now advances to President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS is keen to make defense acquisitions in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/20/eads-is-keen-to-make-defense-acquisitions-in-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/20/eads-is-keen-to-make-defense-acquisitions-in-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EADS is keen to make &#8220;reasonable&#8221; acquisitions in the field of defense security and services in the U.S. over the next few years, Chief Executive Louis Gallois said over the weekend. The U.S. has the largest defense budget in the world and EADS has been trying for years to win a bigger share of that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Border Drones Plagued by Mishaps, Pilot Shortage</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/16/border-drones-plagued-by-mishaps-pilot-shortage/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/16/border-drones-plagued-by-mishaps-pilot-shortage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite high-profile support for flying unmanned aircraft along the U.S. border with Mexico, the camera-equipped drones are far from a technological magic bullet for fighting illegal immigration. Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee highlights a number of problems facing Customs and Border Patrol&#8217;s drone fleet, including a high accident rate and a pilot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3,000 Laptops Stolen From Mil Contractor</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/3000-laptops-stolen-from-mil-contractor/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/3000-laptops-stolen-from-mil-contractor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thieves allegedly took an estimated 3,000 laptop computers from the Florida warehouse of a military contractor, police said. The thieves arrived by car at iGov Technologies in Tampa, a contractor for the top secret U.S. Special Operations Command, and broke in through the roof, the St. Petersburg Times reported Monday. The heist took place during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House To Streamline Arms Export License Process</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/01/white-house-to-streamline-arms-export-license-process/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/01/white-house-to-streamline-arms-export-license-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama plans to send Congress legislation this year to create a single agency to issue arms export licenses, the chief of the National Security Council said June 30. The new agency would take over licensing tasks from the Departments of State, Commerce and Treasury, said James Jones, Obama&#8217;s national security adviser. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New agency will house export rules</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/30/new-agency-will-house-export-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/30/new-agency-will-house-export-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National Security Adviser James Jones on Wednesday announced the creation of a new and independent agency that will merge all export licensing activities under a board of directors reporting to the president. The move, backed by some of the nation’s most powerful trade associations and companies, is part of the Obama administration’s sweeping effort to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon: high-tech intelligence tools more than big guns and heavy armor</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/pentagon-high-tech-intelligence-tools-more-than-big-guns-and-heavy-armor/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/pentagon-high-tech-intelligence-tools-more-than-big-guns-and-heavy-armor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing has agreed to acquire Argon ST for USD775 million in a deal value that exceeds previous estimates for the C4ISR specialist, reflecting strong rival bidding from Boeing&#8217;s peers. This acquisition reflect a shift by defense contractors seeking to accommodate a Pentagon that now wants high-tech intelligence tools as much or more than big guns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Signs 2nd-Stage U.S.-EU Aviation Agreement</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/u-s-signs-2nd-stage-u-s-eu-aviation-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/u-s-signs-2nd-stage-u-s-eu-aviation-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cynthia Stroum, the US Ambassador to Luxembourg and Susan Kurland, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, along with representatives of the European Union (EU) and its 27 member nations, today formally signed an aviation agreement that continues the expansion of air services set in place by the 2007 U.S.-EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. and EU Sign Deal to Boost Cooperation on Air Traffic</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/u-s-and-eu-sign-deal-to-boost-cooperation-on-air-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/u-s-and-eu-sign-deal-to-boost-cooperation-on-air-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and the European Union expect to sign as soon as Friday an agreement that will increase cooperation on their new-generation systems for highly efficient air-traffic management, people close to the talks say. Authorities from both sides of the Atlantic have been working for years to develop satellite-based navigation equipment that will enable pilots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption of a U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/05/adoption-of-a-u-s-eu-and-eu-member-states-declaration-on-counterterrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/05/adoption-of-a-u-s-eu-and-eu-member-states-declaration-on-counterterrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Ministers of Interior and Justice of the European Union adopted a U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism. Attorney General Eric Holder, who attended the EU/G6 Conference of Interior Ministers declared: &#8220;The Council&#8217;s adoption of this Declaration is a crucial step forward in our mutual fight against terrorism. I attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Men Arrested for Terrorism at Kennedy Aiport</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/04/two-men-arrested-for-terrorism-at-kennedy-aiport/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/04/two-men-arrested-for-terrorism-at-kennedy-aiport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two New Jersey men who were bound for Somalia to join an Islamic extremist group and to kill American troops were arrested at Kennedy International Airport on 6/6. The men, Mohamed Haoud Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, were to join Al Shabaab, which claims ideological kinship with Al Qaeda and which was thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration Unveils Security Strategy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Thursday unveiled its new national security strategy, recognizing the need for military force but as a last resort and stressing the need to increase international diplomatic cooperation. President Barack Obama said in the 52-page document the military should be used but not overextended. And taking a wider view of national security, Mr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAE TSS: 95 M$ for security systems to control access to Army bases</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/27/765/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/27/765/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 12:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BAE Systems has received a U.S. Army contract worth up to $95 million to install and maintain automated security systems to control access to Army bases and other installations. This award expands the company&#8217;s work in supporting physical security at government sites. The automated installation entry systems use software and hardware to verify information on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Papp Takes Helm of Coast Guard</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/papp-takes-helm-of-coast-guard/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/papp-takes-helm-of-coast-guard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard&#8217;s quintessential ship captain, Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., took charge of the service Tuesday. The Coast Guard has been going through a transformational period, under the header of &#8220;modernization.&#8221; Everything from how the leadership is organized to how the missions are supported will be different. It&#8217;s an effort to prepare for future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US CBP and China Sign MOU to Enhance Supply Chain Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/us-cbp-and-china-sign-mou-to-enhance-supply-chain-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/us-cbp-and-china-sign-mou-to-enhance-supply-chain-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Supply Chain Security and Facilitation. The CBP-China Customs Memorandum of Understanding will serve as a key component of a cooperative security and trade relationship between the two nation’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AgustaWestland Will Bid on New Marine One</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/agustawestland-will-bid-on-new-marine-one/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/agustawestland-will-bid-on-new-marine-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 12:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=673</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AgustaWestland (AW) told that the company is still in the hunt for the U.S. VXX Presidential helicopter replacement program, commonly known as Marine One. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, the chairman and CEO of AW parent company Finmeccanica, suggested that AW could partner with Boeing and L-3 for the contract. The original program was canceled last year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY plans 24M$ for new Security Programs</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/ny-plans-new-security-programs-for-24m/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/ny-plans-new-security-programs-for-24m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Police Department has been planning a high-tech security network for Midtown Manhattan involving surveillance cameras, license plate readers and chemical sensors, although it was not clear whether it could have prevented the attempted car bombing in Times Square on Saturday night.   The network, patterned after one under development in Lower Manhattan, would eventually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About the need for increased rail security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/about-the-need-for-increased-rail-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/about-the-need-for-increased-rail-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Report of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), to examine the security of our nation’s railroads and other surface transportation networks. In light of a bombing on a commuter train in Russia that left 40 dead last month, Lautenberg called the hearing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sikorsky, Lockheed team to bid for US presidential helicopter</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/19/sikorsky-lockheed-team-to-bid-for-us-presidential-helicopter/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/19/sikorsky-lockheed-team-to-bid-for-us-presidential-helicopter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lockheed sees possible US Navy award in 2011 or 2012 Lockheed still negotiating termination of VH-71 (AgustaWestland/Finmeccanica) with Navy Former rivals Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) said they would join forces in a follow-on U.S. Navy presidential helicopter competition even as Lockheed continued to negotiate a settlement over termination of the previous program. Under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DEFENSE AND NON-PROLIFERATION : U.S.-EU HIGHLIGHTS</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/14/defense-and-non-proliferation-u-s-eu-highlights/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/14/defense-and-non-proliferation-u-s-eu-highlights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global Leaders Endorse Securing of All Nuclear Material by 2014 &#8211; Following two days of meetings in Washington, leaders from around the world agreed to take tangible and meaningful steps to secure the world’s nuclear materials. President Obama, who initiated the global effort in a speech in Prague in April 2009, called the collective agreement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica: 130M$ contracts for security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/30/finmeccanica-130m-contracts-for-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/30/finmeccanica-130m-contracts-for-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica has won contracts with a total value of approximately 13 M$ million through its companies DRS, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and Elsag Datamat. Specifically, DRS Technical Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Finmeccanica Group company DRS Technologies, was awarded a $77 million contract to provide technical assistance to the United States Army and allies as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updating air traffic system top aim of Senate bill</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/24/updating-air-traffic-system-top-aim-of-senate-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/24/updating-air-traffic-system-top-aim-of-senate-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Replacing World War II-era radar with 21st century GPS technology and implementing several new airline safety rules would be required under a $34.5 billion bill approved on March,22 by the Senate. The measure funding the Federal Aviation Administration through Sept. 30, 2011, calls for key elements of the FAA&#8217;s NextGen program to be in place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aircrafts and Helicopters: Finmeccanica Seeks To Make U.S. Home Market</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/19/aircrafts-and-helicopters-finmeccanica-seeks-to-make-u-s-home-market/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/19/aircrafts-and-helicopters-finmeccanica-seeks-to-make-u-s-home-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica is looking to further increase its business activity in the U.S., capitalizing on its acquisition of DRS Technologies.The company has long eyed the U.S. and, through a growing industrial footprint, has tried to make it a “home market” in addition to Italy and the U.K. A round of upcoming helicopter competitions will prove a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS Awarded $15 M to Provide Satellite Connectivity and Services</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/drs-awarded-15-m-to-provide-satellite-connectivity-and-services/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/drs-awarded-15-m-to-provide-satellite-connectivity-and-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS Defense Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies, Inc.,Finmeccanica Group,  announced its Global Enterprise Solutions business unit was awarded a $15 million task order to provide X-band satellite connectivity and terrestrial transport services to the U.S. Military serving in the Middle East. Award is by the Defense information Systems Agency (DISA) under Defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Homeland Security Chief Meets Europe Counterparts</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/u-s-homeland-security-chief-meets-europe-counterparts/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/u-s-homeland-security-chief-meets-europe-counterparts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European officials agreed at last Jan Madrid Meeting to accelerate the drafting of a common strategy with the United States to improve airline security during a meeting with Janet Napolitano, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. It was the first such high-level trans-Atlantic meeting on the subject since the botched Dec. 25 bombing of an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MEADS : Army would like to kill the program, but Pentagon resists</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/09/meads-army-would-like-to-kill-the-program-but-pentagon-resists/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/09/meads-army-would-like-to-kill-the-program-but-pentagon-resists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another battle is brewing at the Pentagon over a costly weapons program that many military leaders do not want but that so far has proven difficult to kill. After several failed attempts, the Army is trying again to cancel a $19 billion missile defense system that the United States is developing in partnership with Italy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Grounds BAE Export Applications</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/09/us-grounds-bae-export-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/09/us-grounds-bae-export-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US State Department has put a hold on all new applications for export licences by BAE Systems in the wake of the company’s recent criminal plea agreement to settle long-running bribery allegations. It says it wants to establish what impact the UK armsmaker’s agreement last month with the Department of Justice will have on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica Looks for Partner in White House Helicopter Bid</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/finmeccanica-looks-for-partner-in-white-house-helicopter-bid/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/finmeccanica-looks-for-partner-in-white-house-helicopter-bid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica SpA, Italy’s biggest defense contractor, said it is looking for a partner as the U.S. Defense Department restarts the process of replacing the ageing fleet of presidential helicopters. The group will respond with the subsidiary AgustaWestland. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Finmeccanica’s chief executive officer, said at a press conference in London today. Lockheed Martin Corp. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Police upped security after shooting at Pentagon Metro</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/capitol-police-upped-security-after-shooting-at-pentagon-metro/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/capitol-police-upped-security-after-shooting-at-pentagon-metro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Capitol Police on Friday continued to maintain stringent security levels on Capitol Hill after a lone gunman shot and wounded three officers outside of the Pentagon on Thursday. Officers with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) shot and killed John Patrick Bedell, 36, Thursday evening after he approached them outside of the Pentagon Metro station [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Puts Hold on Export Licenses for BAE: State Dept.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/04/u-s-puts-hold-on-export-licenses-for-bae-state-dept/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/04/u-s-puts-hold-on-export-licenses-for-bae-state-dept/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. State Department has placed a &#8220;temporary administrative hold&#8221; on weapons export licenses sought by BAE Systems or companies using BAE Systems&#8217; products, a State Department official said. BAE officials, however, said there was no hold. The state of affairs remains unclear. This comes in the wake of BAE&#8217;s guilty plea to accusations that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>License plate recognition to be regulated in Maine</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/02/license-plate-recognition-to-be-regulated-in-maine/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/02/license-plate-recognition-to-be-regulated-in-maine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Action that would limit use to law enforcement, DOT could be precedent setting The Maine Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee has moved forward a bill this week that would set statewide policy for the use of license plate recognition technology. As part of LD 1561, “An Act to Regulate the Use of Traffic Surveillance Cameras,” LPR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBINET in danger? No finish in sight for &#8216;virtual&#8217; border fence</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/sbinet-in-danger-no-finish-in-sight-for-virtual-border-fence/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/sbinet-in-danger-no-finish-in-sight-for-virtual-border-fence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A multibillion-dollar &#8220;virtual fence&#8221; along the southwestern border promised for completion in 2009 to protect the U.S. from terrorists, violent drug smugglers and a flood of illegal immigrants is a long way from becoming a reality, with government officials unable to say when, how or whether it will ever be completed. More than three years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon Panel Has Contractor Contacts: Analysis finds financial ties</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/pentagon-panel-has-contractor-contacts-analysis-finds-financial-ties/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/pentagon-panel-has-contractor-contacts-analysis-finds-financial-ties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than half of the panel members appointed to review the Pentagon&#8217;s latest four-year strategy blueprint have financial ties to defense contractors with a stake in the planning process, a USA TODAY analysis shows. Congress created the 20-member panel in 2006 to analyze the Defense Department&#8217;s four-year plan, known as the Quadrennial Defense Review. Lawmakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: 3550 M$ assigned</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DHS      GSA      CPB      TSA      ICE      USCG      FEMA 405        850       420     1000       20        240          615 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is an effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAE loses US battle and takes £592m hit</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/bae-loses-us-battle-and-takes-592m-hit/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/bae-loses-us-battle-and-takes-592m-hit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BAe Systems suffered another major blow today, saying that it will incur a £592 million writedown after it failed to overturn the Pentagon&#8217;s decision to award a trucks and vehicles contract to a US supplier. BAE had challenged the award of the £2 billion contract to Oshkosh but its appeal was rejected. The UK company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miami Sector Border Patrol Agents Intercept Migrants After Landing by Boat in Florida U.S. Citizen Suspected of</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/22/miami-sector-border-patrol-agents-intercept-migrants-after-landing-by-boat-in-florida-u-s-citizen-suspected-of/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/22/miami-sector-border-patrol-agents-intercept-migrants-after-landing-by-boat-in-florida-u-s-citizen-suspected-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smuggling On Feb. 22, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Border Patrol agents from the West Palm Beach Station responded to a call from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office which reported a landing of migrants in the area of Sewall’s Point, Fla. Border Patrol agents interviewed and processed four Haitians and one Dominican. The subjects are adult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US CG Cutters debate: the beginning of a &#8220;never-ending story&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/us-cg-cutters-debate-the-beginning-of-a-never-ending-story/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/us-cg-cutters-debate-the-beginning-of-a-never-ending-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WH ‘Hammered’ Allen on CG Woes White House officials pressured the Coast Guard commandant to tone down comments that his service faces serious threats to its ability to respond to emergencies such as the Haitian earthquake disaster, DoD Buzz has learned. A source with close ties to the Coast Guard told us this morning that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Napolitano Highlights Strengthened Aviation Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/secretary-napolitano-highlights-strengthened-aviation-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/secretary-napolitano-highlights-strengthened-aviation-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday toured Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosive detection technologies and canine program operations in Virginia and Texas—highlighting $576 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds and other security investments devoted to securing the U.S. aviation system and creating jobs in local communities across the country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBInet program on delays</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/sbinet-program-on-delays/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/sbinet-program-on-delays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SBInet director shares frustrations and progress on delays, tests and Boeing But Mark Borkowski remains hopeful that SBInet will be a success As executive director of the Homeland Security Department’s Secure Border Initiative, Mark Borkowski is in the unenviable position of overseeing SBInet, the border protection system that is as noteworthy for technical glitches and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Navy Awards 92.5 M$ in Net-Centric Ops Support</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/16/us-navy-awards-92-5-m-in-net-centric-ops-support/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/16/us-navy-awards-92-5-m-in-net-centric-ops-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) awarded $92.5 million in contracts to support net-centric operations, information management, and decision support operations of the US military services. The contracts focus on the command and control (C2) interfaces between the services and civil agencies and nongovernmental organizations. The contractors will provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica reaches the amount of $100 million in U.S. military orders for DVE</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/10/finmeccanica-reaches-the-amount-of-100-million-in-u-s-military-orders-for-dve/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/10/finmeccanica-reaches-the-amount-of-100-million-in-u-s-military-orders-for-dve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica, through its company DRS Technologies, Inc., have reached $100 million in U.S. military orders for infrared Driver’s Vision Enhancers (DVEs). The delivery orders have been placed against a September 2009 contract awarded by the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth, NJ – a DVE Family of Systems (FOS) contract covering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Urges Allies To Ratchet Up Afghan Training Effort</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/05/us-urges-allies-to-ratchet-up-afghan-training-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/05/us-urges-allies-to-ratchet-up-afghan-training-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The United States urged NATO allies to send thousands of trainers to help strengthen Afghan security forces and exploit a window of opportunity to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The request came as the top commander in Afghanistan, US General Stanley McChrystal, said that security was no longer deteriorating but that the corner had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cybersecurity Seizes More Attention, Budget Dollars</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/cybersecurity-seizes-more-attention-budget-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/cybersecurity-seizes-more-attention-budget-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity is seizing more attention and budget dollars from the Defense Department at a time when China’s alleged cyber attack on Google has underscored the urgency of the threat and the vulnerability of U.S. networks. The Pentagon’s second-ranking official described cyber threats as his top worry, and a chorus of other defense and government officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama officials present a strategic redefining of Homeland Security&#8217;s mission</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/01/obama-officials-present-a-strategic-redefining-of-homeland-securitys-mission/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/01/obama-officials-present-a-strategic-redefining-of-homeland-securitys-mission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Monday delivered to Congress the nation&#8217;s first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, defining homeland security for the first time as including hazards beyond terrorism, in a strategic document intended to drive long-term budget decisions. Congress mandated the high-level strategic review in 2007, two years after Hurricane Katrina exposed failings in the government&#8217;s response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP Halts Deadly Illegal Immigration Attempt at Torrey Pines Beach</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/19/cbp-halts-deadly-illegal-immigration-attempt-at-torrey-pines-beach/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/19/cbp-halts-deadly-illegal-immigration-attempt-at-torrey-pines-beach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One person is dead, another is in critical condition, and 14 others are in custody following a failed attempt to illegally enter the United States by boat at a San Diego beach this morning. At about 4:30 a.m., law enforcement authorities spotted a 30-foot panga in distress in the surf just off of Torrey Pines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP and Coast Guard Team Up to Interdict 5 Migrants</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/10/13/cbp-and-coast-guard-team-up-to-interdict-5-migrants/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/10/13/cbp-and-coast-guard-team-up-to-interdict-5-migrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five Mexican migrants were apprehended this afternoon by Coast Guard officers and Customs and Border Protection marine interdiction agents as they tried to illegally enter the U.S. by boat. At 9:26 a.m., the Coast Guard received a report from CBP officials of suspicious activity aboard a red speedboat headed northbound into U.S. waters, about a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP Air and Marine Agents Interdict Migrants in Florida at the Start of Memorial Day Weekend</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/05/28/cbp-air-and-marine-agents-interdict-migrants-in-florida-at-the-start-of-memorial-day-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/05/28/cbp-air-and-marine-agents-interdict-migrants-in-florida-at-the-start-of-memorial-day-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 22:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents intercepted three undocumented migrants and two suspected smugglers at the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend. At noon on May 23, CBP marine interdiction agents and Martin County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped the motor vessel “Keep Walking” as it approached the Sandsprit Park boat ramp and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuban Migrants Repatriated After CBP Air and Marine Has a Busy Week of Interdiction in South Florida</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/05/16/cuban-migrants-repatriated-after-cbp-air-and-marine-has-a-busy-week-of-interdiction-in-south-florida/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/05/16/cuban-migrants-repatriated-after-cbp-air-and-marine-has-a-busy-week-of-interdiction-in-south-florida/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 22:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated more than 70 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba who were interdicted Saturday in two separate events as a result of CBP Air and Marine efforts. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine DASH-8 aircrew located two go-fast vessels traveling in tandem about 40 miles southeast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian Migrants Apprehended After Landing on Florida Beach</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2007/03/28/haitian-migrants-apprehended-after-landing-on-florida-beach/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2007/03/28/haitian-migrants-apprehended-after-landing-on-florida-beach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Early this morning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents assigned to the Miami Sector apprehended 103 Haitian nationals that made landfall near Hallandale Beach in Hollywood, Fla. One migrant died in the voyage, and two were taken to area hospitals as they displayed symptoms of dehydration and exposure to the elements.   Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>32 Cuban Migrants Repatriated by Coast Guard After CBP Aircraft Detects Boat 55 Miles South of Marathon, Fla.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2007/03/01/32-cuban-migrants-repatriated-by-coast-guard-after-cbp-aircraft-detects-boat-55-miles-south-of-marathon-fla/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2007/03/01/32-cuban-migrants-repatriated-by-coast-guard-after-cbp-aircraft-detects-boat-55-miles-south-of-marathon-fla/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish repatriated 32 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba Wednesday after they were spotted by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection surveillance aircraft. The CBP Air and Marine DASH-8 aircraft, based in Homestead, Fla., spotted a go-fast vessel traveling at a high rate of speed 55 miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP Marine Officers Apprehend Two Vessels With Smuggled Migrants In San Diego Bay</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2005/04/26/cbp-marine-officers-apprehend-two-vessels-with-smuggled-migrants-in-san-diego-bay/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2005/04/26/cbp-marine-officers-apprehend-two-vessels-with-smuggled-migrants-in-san-diego-bay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection marine enforcement officers operating go-fast boats apprehended two private vessels with undocumented migrants that entered San Diego Bay over the weekend. The private vessels were attempting to illegally enter the United States using a popular annual Southern California boat race as cover, officials announced today. Federal officers apprehended the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Charged With Assault After Using Speedboat Filled With Migrants To Ram U.S. Customs Vessel</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2002/07/05/man-charged-with-assault-after-using-speedboat-filled-with-migrants-to-ram-u-s-customs-vessel/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2002/07/05/man-charged-with-assault-after-using-speedboat-filled-with-migrants-to-ram-u-s-customs-vessel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2002 22:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boat driver and 14 other illegal migrants detained after collision off South Florida The U.S. Customs Service announced that Wisley Charles was charged today with assaulting a federal officer after using a speedboat, which was occupied by 14 other illegal migrants, to ram a pursuing U.S. Customs vessel off South Florida Wednesday evening. On July [...]]]></description>
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