BioSentral

Fliers without ID placed on TSA list - The Transportation Security Administration has collected records on thousands of passengers who went to airport checkpoints without identification. [USAToday.com]

Spying Vexes Police Chief - The Maryland State Police superintendent said yesterday that he is "troubled" by methods his agency used to infiltrate and monitor peace activists and anti-death-penalty groups. [Freemarketnews.com]

U.S. Senate approves bill to widen wiretapping powers - The Senate approved a bill expanding the government's surveillance powers, and granted immunity for phone companies that cooperated in the wiretapping program. [International Herald Tribune]

Part 2 and 3 after the jump.

Energy fears looming, survivalists prepare - BUSKIRK, N.Y. A few years ago, Kathleen Breault was just another suburban grandma, driving countless hours every week, stopping for lunch at McDonald's, buying clothes at the mall, watching TV in the evenings.
[Nevadaappeal.com]

Can Anyone Be An "Enemy Combatant"? - Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri is a U.S. resident who has been locked in a U.S. prison for years without trial. Government lawyers have told federal judges that the president has the power to capture anyone and detain them indefinitely. [CBS U.S. News]

Judge says Berlusconi can testify in CIA kidnap case - MILAN (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can be called to testify in a trial of U.S. and Italian spies who are accused of kidnapping a terrorism suspect in Milan and flying him to Egypt, a Milan judge ruled on Wednesday. [Reuters International News]

Bloomberg defends city surveillance camera plan - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Plans to use surveillance cameras in New York City would erode residents' privacy but boost their security, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday. [Reuters US News]

MIT Coed With Fake Bomb 'Art' Arrested - An MIT student wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb was arrested at gunpoint Friday at Logan International Airport and later claimed it was artwork, officials said. Star Simpson, 19, had a computer circuit board and wiring in plain view over a black hooded sweat shirt she was wearing, said State Police Maj. Scott Pare, the commanding officer at the airport. [Examiner.com]

Headless corpses raise ritual killing fear in Togo - LOME (Reuters) - Six grisly murders in Togo in which the victims were decapitated and drained of their blood have raised fears of a resurgence of ritual killings ahead of parliamentary elections in the West African state next month. [Reuters International News]