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US Passports still vulnerable to fraud (AP) 20100729182013
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_fake_passports"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100729/capt.530023f01c6e4f68b391e0426694012b-530023f01c6e4f68b391e0426694012b-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=aF3eZN_LN8vxx0dEEw0MTw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A family member of US nationals who were killed in a plane crash on Wednesday, holds their passport at reporting center in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Pakistan. The an Airbus A321 by local carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking Islamabad during stormy monsoonal weather killing all on board. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)" border="0" /></a>AP - Posing as someone else and using fake birth certificates and driver's licenses to get a U.S. passport can still work. For the second time in two years, government investigators exposed a gaping hole in the country's security by deliberately using fraudulent material to obtain passports. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Elections Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Iroquois lacrosse team ends bid to go to England (AP) 20100718181553
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100717/ap_on_sp_ot/us_lacrosse_iroquois_passports"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100712/capt.aa96e050f0234df9b10d21f81b170a75-aa96e050f0234df9b10d21f81b170a75-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=qNZMntvke9xmXq4unQg4SA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Brett Bucktooth, a member of the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse team and Syracuse University's 2004 national championship team, visit Times Square, New York, Monday, July 12, 2010. The 23 players on the Iroquois Indian lacrosse team cannot fly to England for what's considered the Olympics of the sport because the U.S. government won't allow them to re-enter the country on Iroquois nation passports. 'This is a world championship. I am hoping there is a resolution to this problem quickly,' said Bucktooth. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iroquois lacrosse players who refused to travel on passports issued by the U.S. and Canada because they do not consider themselves citizens of those countries exhausted their last option Saturday for going to the sport's world championship in England. 
Source: Yahoo! News: U.S. News Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Iroquois passport dispute raises sovereignty issue (AP) 20100718181553
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100718/ap_on_re_us/us_iroquois_lacrosse_sovereignty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100717/capt.94bf1fffc1154b929b5943c530777e9a-94bf1fffc1154b929b5943c530777e9a-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=iV.4jVbrtsIpXh8566gRdw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 26, 1940 picture, Iroquois Indians who were born in Canada march through the main street of Buffalo, N.Y., carrying signs protesting that the U.S. pilgrim fathers were not required to be fingerprinted. They registered as aliens. Chief George Nash, right, was born on the Grand River, Ontario, Canada. An American Indian lacrosse team's refusal to travel on passports not issued by the Iroquois confederacy goes to the heart of one of the most sensitive issues in Indian Country — sovereignty. The rights of Native nations to govern themselves independently has long been recognized by federal treaties, but the extent of that recognition beyond U.S borders is under challenge in a post-Sept. 11 world. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - An American Indian lacrosse team's refusal to travel on passports not issued by the Iroquois confederacy goes to the heart of one of the most sensitive issues in Indian Country — sovereignty. 
Source: Yahoo! News: U.S. News Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Iroquois Lacrosse Players Lose Passport Dispute With the British 20100717194414
The lacrosse team, known as the Nationals, had been embroiled in a dispute with the British about using tribal passports instead of ones issued by the United States or Canada. <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-Qj1JB-aeVwQFHdToQXJTsE2sSI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-Qj1JB-aeVwQFHdToQXJTsE2sSI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-Qj1JB-aeVwQFHdToQXJTsE2sSI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-Qj1JB-aeVwQFHdToQXJTsE2sSI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~4/Mv2S1dJ_rRI" height="1" width="1"/>
Source: NYT > Sports Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

England Again Says Lacrosse Team Cannot Enter 20100716195051
The Iroquois national lacrosse team received permission on Wednesday from the State Department to travel on tribal passports, but England refused to grant visas. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=51b4d12cf315ffd60f2251df9fee0830&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=51b4d12cf315ffd60f2251df9fee0830&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>
Source: NYT > Politics Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

Time running out for lacrosse team stuck in NY (AP) 20100716181555
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_sp_ot/us_lacrosse_iroquois_passports"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100715/capt.a9c3402ca8e84d1f8bc4a2690b9df2c6-a9c3402ca8e84d1f8bc4a2690b9df2c6-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=_PkiKrjw_8VfJKOFzStHLA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Ron Cogan, left, and Marty Ward, second from left, join other members of the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team gather in Battery Park Thursday, July 15, 2010 in New York. The American Indian lacrosse team whose Iroquois-issued passports have been at the heart of an international dispute are holding out hope they'll be allowed into England to compete in a second game set for Saturday. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)" border="0" /></a>AP - Time is running out for a team of Iroquois lacrosse players who have been blocked from traveling to a tournament in England because they refuse to use U.S. or Canadian passports. 
Source: Yahoo! News: U.S. News Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

UK won't let Iroquois lacrosse team go to tourney (AP) 20100715083434
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_lacrosse_iroquois_passports"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100714/capt.266f275ec31e414490db1bc587338fe5-266f275ec31e414490db1bc587338fe5-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=Igf.S_p3dwIne40gcZjoBg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Percy Abrams, Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team board of directors executive director, shows his Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy, passport during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The U.S. government on Wednesday agreed to let the Native American lacrosse team travel to England for a tournament under Iroquois Confederacy passports, but their travel plans were still on hold because they lacked visas from Britain and because some players needed clearance from Canada. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>AP - An American Indian lacrosse team will not be allowed entry into England for the world championship of the sport the Iroquois helped invent unless members accept U.S. or Canadian passports, the British government said Wednesday. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Best travel advice? 20100702073228
Im liking the tips, there are some good ones. I like loose fitting linen trousers on long bus rides. They keep you cool and are comfortable. I also agree that all passports, travellers cheques etc should be scanned and a copy should be left somewhere..
Source: Aardvark Travel Forums

Summer Rituals | Unprepared for Takeoff: Passports Just in Time for Boarding 20100628193617
For one couple, the last minute realization that a passport needs renewal prompts an urgent trip to the New York Passport Agency. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=629bc6dafbbaba2676264316d07ebdaf&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=629bc6dafbbaba2676264316d07ebdaf&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.triggit.com/px?u=pheedo&rtv=News&rtv=p29518&rtv=f18628"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.News.18628,cat.News.rss"/>
Source: NYT > N.Y. / Region Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

Charges dropped against 2 Dutch women in WCup case (AP) 20100622082505
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_sp_so_ne/soc_wcup_ambush_marketing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100622/capt.ea28a5bb54b24295aa5d6fb798f485c3-ea28a5bb54b24295aa5d6fb798f485c3-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=gWeV1ssevauAsDLtsu51Vw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="The Dutch advertising girls Barbara Castelein, left, and Mirthe Nieuwpoort hold their passports as they leave the Magistrate Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday June 22, 2010, after the criminal charges on 'ambush marketing' for wearing branded orange mini-dresses have been dropped. Both were part of a group of girls wearing the orange dresses during the group E soccer match between the Netherlands and Denmark at Soccer City stadium. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)" border="0" /></a>AP - Charges were dropped Tuesday against two Dutch women who had faced prosecution for allegedly taking part in an ambush marketing campaign at a World Cup match. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

World Briefing | Europe: Ireland: Israeli Official Expelled in Protest Over Passport Case 20100616192735
The expulsion is a a symbolic punishment for the suspected use of forged Irish passports by agents of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.
Source: NYT > World Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

Ireland expels Israeli over forged passports (AP) 20100616081900
AP - Ireland announced Tuesday it's expelling an Israeli embassy official in punishment for the alleged Mossad use of forged Irish passports to assassinate a top Hamas militant in Dubai, further damaging strained Irish-Israeli relations.
Source: Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Ireland tells Israel to withdraw staffer over Dubai hit (Reuters) 20100616081900
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mideast/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100615/wl_nm/us_emirates_assassination_ireland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100615/i/r791820456.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=SzXxvPH9nh2tcpPDy80kqQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Hamas militant, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh (ringed), is shown arriving at his hotel in this CCTV handout from Dubai police February 15, 2010. REUTERS/Dubai Police/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ireland's government called on Israel on Tuesday to withdraw a staffer at its Dublin embassy over the use of fake passports in the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai in January. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Ireland to expel Israeli diplomat over passport row (AFP) 20100616081900
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mideast/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100615/wl_afp/mideastconflicthamasisraeluaeirelanddiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100615/capt.photo_1276600847242-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=67TpTKaUZBW.Fwt_1vbz6A--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="An image taken from hotel surveillance allegedly shows Hamas militant Mahmud al-Mabhuh (circled) checking into a Dubai hotel on January 19. Ireland is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of forged Irish passports by suspects in the murder of a Hamas official in Dubai in January, the foreign ministry has said.(AFP/Dubai Police/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Ireland is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of forged Irish passports by suspects in the murder of a Hamas official in Dubai in January, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

(AP) 20100615081938
AP - Irish expel Israeli embassy official over forged passports used by assassins of Hamas official.
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Surgery not required to change gender on passports (AP) 20100611082039
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100610/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_transgender_travelers_passports"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100610/capt.photo_1276133524850-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=NZhxjszQwEKLp.VKgAKNtA--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="The United States has new, more flexible passport regulations for transgender people, and ended an earlier requirement that reassignment surgery precede a passport gender change, the State Department said.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - Transgender travelers no longer will need surgery in order to change their stated genders on U.S. passports, the State Department said Wednesday. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Politics News Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Anxious Gazans trying to leave blockaded territory (AP) 20100608183020
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gaza_blockade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100608/capt.07dff936713645fbae9198ec31aa46b7-07dff936713645fbae9198ec31aa46b7-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=6SQZXpQeoaWlgj1Txr42Sw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Palestinians wait for Hamas police officers to check their passports as they wait to cross to Egypt, at Rafah border crossing, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday June 8, 2010. The opening of Gaza's gateway to the world has turned into a scene of extreme anxiety with hundreds crowding around border officials to learn when, and if, they can cross into Egypt. Gazans sealed in for three years are grateful just to have the hope after Israel's deadly raid on a blockade-busting flotilla focused attention on the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Palestinian who had to delay graduate school in Malaysia and an elderly man forced to put off eye surgery in Egypt are among thousands anxiously trying to get out of Gaza now that the blockaded territory's gateway to the world has opened just a little. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Jordan asks Israel to return seized passports (AFP) 20100607181821
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mideast/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100607/wl_mideast_afp/israelconflictgazajordan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100607/capt.photo_1275926222823-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=AYujLkVScsnSNOF4vOn0fA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Jordanian riot police look on during a protest near the Israel embassy in Amman on June 4. Jordan said it has asked Israel to return passports seized from Jordanians who were among passengers of the Gaza aid flotilla intercepted in a raid which cost nine lives last week.(AFP/File/Khalil Mazraawi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Jordan said on Monday it has asked Israel to return passports seized from Jordanians who were among passengers of the Gaza aid flotilla intercepted in a raid which cost nine lives last week. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

E.U. Offers Visa-Free Travel to 2 Balkan Nations 20100528093053
In a move to help stabilize the region, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania would be required to have biometric passports but not visas while traveling in the bloc.
Source: NYT > World Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

Pacsafe portable anti-theft bag review 20100526073536
I'm going out of the country soon for a vacation to Fiji, NZ and Australia. I've been paranoid about my stuff getting stolen out of a hotel room or rental car. After some online research I bought a Pacsafe brand "TravelSafe 100" for about $40. I'm able to stuff it with my wallet, compact Canon camera, two passports, battery charger 2.5" WD 500GB external hard drive, HP iPAQ HX4700 4" PDA and more. It's pretty sweet. I highly recommend it. Here are some pictures of it. http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Pacsafe-TravelSafe-100-Anti-Theft-Travel-Gear-Review/Pacsafe-TravelSafe-100-Review-640x480-001.JPG http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Pacsafe-TravelSafe-100-Anti-Theft-Travel-Gear-Review/Pacsafe-TravelSafe-100-Review-640x480-002.JPG http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Pacsafe-TravelSafe-100-Anti-Theft-Travel-Gear-Review/Pacsafe-TravelSafe-100-Review-640x480-003.JPG [img:19c39cc4a4]http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Pacsafe-TravelSafe-100-Anti-Theft-Travel-Gear-Review/Pacsafe-TravelSafe-100-Review-640x480-004.
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Australia Expels Israeli Official Over Dubai Killing 20100525192848
The use of forged passports from Australia and other countries in the killing of a Hamas operative continued to strain relations between Israel and several of its allies.
Source: NYT > World Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

Australia moves to expel Israeli diplomat (AP) 20100525181824
AP - Australia ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat after investigators concluded Israel was responsible for forging four Australian passports that were used in the slaying of a Hamas operative in Dubai.
Source: Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Australia expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai hit (Reuters) 20100525081910
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mideast/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100524/ts_nm/us_emirates_assassination_australia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100524/i/r4213258765.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=LRZ8z7zICyGE3XPH2KPHTQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The travel ports of entry and exit of suspects is seen in this handout picture released by Dubai police February 24, 2010. Dubai has identified 15 new suspects in the assassination of a Hamas official at a Dubai luxury hotel, bringing the total number of people believed involved in the death to 26. REUTERS/Dubai Police/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Australia's government said on Monday it had ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat over the use of fake passports in the assassination of a top Hamas militant in Dubai in January. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Australia expels Israeli embassy official (AFP) 20100525081910
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mideast/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100524/wl_asia_afp/mideastconflicthamasisraeldiplomacyaustralia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100524/capt.photo_1274673166153-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=NdFLtK6vz7VQw3wtwX2hvQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Dubai police video-grab from February 2010 allegedly shows two suspects in the murder of top Hamas militant Mahmud al-Mabhuh, at the airport in the Gulf emirate. Australia said it would expel an official from the Israeli embassy after finding the Jewish state was behind fake Australian passports linked to the killing of a Hamas operative.(AFP/Dubai Police/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia said Monday it would expel an official from the Israeli embassy after finding the Jewish state was behind fake Australian passports linked to the killing of a Hamas operative. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Australia Moves to Expel Israeli Diplomat 20100524092841
Australia ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat after investigators said Israel was forged four Australian passports used in the slaying of a Hamas operative.
Source: NYT > World Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company