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Time works against candidates on Social Security, Medicare fixes (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:41:00 GMT WASHINGTON — Social Security and Medicare long have been considered the nation's fiscal time bombs, and the ticking is getting louder. But presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have no comprehensive plans to overhaul the systems, and are campaigning almost as if they don't notice them.

Uganda on high security alert: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:38:53 GMT Uganda's security services have been placed on high alert following recent threats stemming from Uganda's involvement in the African peacekeeping force in Somalia, the Daily Monitor reported on Friday.

TSA wants security checks on private jets (UPI)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:46:46 GMT WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has proposed background checks for travelers who fly on private corporate jets.

Guinean Security Forces Shoot Two Dead at Rusal Mine, BBC Says (Bloomberg)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:10:32 GMT Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Guinean security forces shot two people dead during protests at a bauxite mine owned by United Co. Rusal, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing unidentified witnesses.

Apple, Opera Ship Security Updates (Washington Post)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:23:18 GMT Apple on Thursday released software updates to fix a slew of security issues in computers powered by its OS X operating system. Separately, a new version of the Opera Web browser is available that addresses a pair of serious security flaws. Apple's seventh big bundle of updates so far this year plugs more than 40 security holes in the operating system and other software for Mac OS X 10.4 and ...

Red Hat and Tresys Partner to Deliver Enhanced Linux Security Services (Linux World)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:58:14 GMT Tresys Technology, a provider of technology and services for customers with high security requirements, and Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT ), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced an agreement to work together to deliver government and enterprise security services to customers. Under the terms of the agreement, Red Hat and Tresys will offer services that include ...

Security Guard Shot In Armored Car Heist (NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:43:23 GMT Police are searching for up to five gunmen who shot a security guard during an armored car heist at a check-cashing business in Oak Cliff.

Apple Updates to Fix Open Source Security Issues (InternetNews.com)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:05:45 GMT Latest Apple security fix list tackles at least 15 flaws that could leave Mac users at risk.

Apple's October update fixes 20 security flaws (CNET via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:08:00 GMT With the release of its Apple SA-2008-10-09 security update on Thursday, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer company provided patches for nearly two dozen software flaws.

2010 Olympic security costs could hit $1 billion, says minister (CBC British Columbia)
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:29:35 GMT The cost of security for the 2010 Winter Games could reach as high as $1 billion, but B.C. will not be on the hook for the runaway costs, according to the provincial finance minister.

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