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Color-Coded Terrorism Alerts On The Way Out

January 27 2011

USA

The Dept. of Homeland Security is expected to announce on Thursday that it is phasing out its color-coded terrorism alert system, reports USA Today.

A department briefing paper and lawmakers in Washington say the alerts will be replace by a system intended to give law enforcement and potential targets critical information without unnecessarily alarming or confusing the public,

The alerts will not disappear altogether. According to the briefing paper, the department may...

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