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Counties differ in checks on conceal-carry applicants (Minnesota Public Radio)

The sheriffs in Ramsey and Hennepin counties, who last year issued one-fifth of all permits to carry a handgun in Minnesota, take very different approaches to the state's conceal and carry law.

JPL case to high court (The Glendale News-Press)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear arguments in a case involving employee background checks at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Al Qaeda suspect's work at nuclear sites prompts call for probe (CNN)

A U.S. senator is calling for a federal probe into the system of background checks for employees at nuclear plants after learning that a suspected al Qaeda member from New Jersey worked at five such sites.

Schumer Wants Better Background Checks at Nuke Plants (NBC New York)

Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a probe of security safeguards at nuclear plants following revelations that a suspected al-Qaida operative worked at six U.S. atomic facilities.

Employer's Advocate: Background checks, balances (Amarillo Globe-News)

[Amy Bishop, a 42-year-old biology professor at the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH), walked into a biology faculty meeting on Friday, Feb. 12, and, according to eyewitnesses, opened fire on her colleagues, killing three and wounding three others. She is charged with capital murder, and the death penalty may be sought. Obviously, this is a nightmare for the victims' families and friends ...

Schumer Questions Background Checks at Nuke Plants (1010 WINS New York)

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a probe of security safeguards at nuclear plants following revelations that a suspected al-Qaida operative worked at six U.S. atomic facilities.

Schumer Questions Background Checks At Nuke Plants (WCBS-TV New York)

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a probe of security safeguards at nuclear plants following revelations that a suspected al-Qaida operative worked at six U.S. atomic facilities. Sharif Mobley is now in custody in Yemen following a shootout at a hospital there. The 26-year-old is a U.S. citizen and officials said he passed all necessary background checks when he worked as a contract ...

Schumer questions background checks at nuke plants (WCAX-TV Vermont)

Associated Press - March 13, 2010 3:45 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a probe of security safeguards at nuclear plants following revelations that a suspected...

U.S. Supreme Court to hear JPL background check case (La Cañada Valley Sun)

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments in a case involving employee background checks at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Supreme Court to Rule on Background Checks (HispanicBusiness.com)

Emma Gallegos, Pasadena Star-News, Calif. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will review a court injunction that temporarily barred federal background checks on Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees.

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