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...Law enforcement trucks pulled up and officers, with bulletproof vests and rifles at the ready, were seen on TV converging on the area.

It ended up being a false alarm, another case of officials staying on the safe side after the worst outbreak of violence on a college campus in U.S.

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Tamar Lewin of The Times rounds up the nervy atmosphere at schools across the nation, including a Louisiana public school district that clamped down and “universities in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas canceled classes yesterday, searched campuses or evacuated buildings in response to threats.” E-mail this 12 comments so far...

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April 18th, 2007 9:18 am “Four big bombs exploded across Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 66 people” I bet many were young, innocent and going about their business and leave behind heartbroken family and friends.

I bet they don’t get a convocation, a candelight vigil, an independent investigatory panel or another inch of print.

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April 18th, 2007 9:33 am When you have a bomb threat you do not wait until you find the bomb to evacuate the building.

A demand for absolute proof is appropriate in court but not for assessing what security prec...

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