In its final report, the 9/11 Commission made 40 different recommendations for improving America's homeland security. Congress responded by passing the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which implemented the report's most significant proposals. Recently, the House of Representatives passed the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (H.R. 1) as part of the Speaker of the House's "100 Hours" agenda. H.R. 1 claims to follow the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission's report but is actually filled with flawed proposals.
THOUSANDS of homes throughout mid and north Wales are set to benefit from extra funding to guard against flooding as the Welsh Government announce its “largest ever flood programme”.
Police are appealing to fleet workshops, garages and MOT centres to support a new initiative targeting the theft of catalytic converters and other components.