By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer - From Yahoo News
Testing prompted by an Associated Press story that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies has shown that more Americans are affected by the problem than previously thought — at least 46 million.
That’s up from 41 million people reported by the AP in March [...]

By Billy Cox - Herald Tribune
As the nation pauses for 9/11, let us also remember that, despite billions of dollars invested in a new security bureaucracy, American airspace is no more secure today than it was seven years ago.
Federal Aviation Administration radar records indicate that the U.S. Air Force was powerless to stop a mysterious [...]

Civil liberties and privacy are being eroded at a “breathtaking” rate by European Union governments, according to a report.
By Christopher Hope, Home Affairs Editor - The Telegraph

Civil liberties watchdog Statewatch criticised the EU’s post-9/11 security strategy as a “frightening” grab for every aspect of individual information.
The 60-page report - published on the seventh anniversary of [...]