Some Americans losing laptops after return from travel abroad
13 NovNY Times: To Do List: Rename Laptop Files ‘Grandma’s Favorite Recipes’
By JOE SHARKEY
A COUPLE of weeks ago, I wrote a column that reported two basic things about traveling abroad and back with a laptop that has sensitive business or personal information.
One is that anecdotal evidence indicates a growing number of laptops are being randomly and legally scrutinized, and some are even being seized without a reason given by customs agents when travelers return to the United States. And two, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, a worldwide trade group representing corporate travel managers, is worried about how much proprietary corporate information may be at risk, and how companies can re-evaluate policies.
Can we all say understatement?
10 NovThe Democratic congressman who will investigate the Bush administration’s running of the government says there are so many areas of possible wrongdoing, his biggest problem will be deciding which ones to pursue.
Probably not what Bush meant when he promised bipartisanship
10 NovCNN: Key Republican joins Dems opposing Bolton nomination
This is probably not what President Bush had in mind when he stressed bipartisanship after the Democratic Party’s midterm elections sweep.
A key Senate Republican has joined Democrats in opposing one of Bush’s initiatives for the lame-duck Congress: John Bolton’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
