Show kl — The Herald Journal II Nation Logan Utah Friday October 17 2003 I I Inbriof Undercover agents get past screeners weapons — jit Five federal agents posing as passengers BOSTON (AP) succeeded in sneaking weapons through security checkpoints at Logan International Airport last week officials said The Homeland Security agents smuggled certain “prohibited items" past federal screeners said George Naccara the airport’s federal security director He did not specify what the items were The two jetliners that were flown into the World Trade Center towers originated in Boston Federal screeners were hired at airports nationwide to tighten security after the attacks “I am (flways disturbed if we miss anything” Naccara told the Boston Globe “We’re not perfect I admit that It was a mm WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Democratic presidential candidates have spent nearly $6 million on TV commercials even though they face three more months of campaigning before the first votes are cast The early ad spending largely focused on Iowa and New Hampshire reflects the jockeying by the candidates for an advantage in the crowd- ed nine-wafield Advertising gives the contenders a chance to introduce themselves to “I’m somewhat shocked n that there’s been this much ads said on so soon” spenf Donna Brazile a Democratic y consultant who managed A1 rj Gore’s 2000 presidential cam- paign “Then again this is a different type of season This is a season where the race is wide open and the candidates Mi are still not known to a vast ajority of people” By comparison Brazile said she didn’t recall Gore running ) : ads in die fall before the January start of primary voting and criticize their rivals Dean who in June aired the f first commercials of the 2004 ' The Associated Press inter- -' election cycle spent nearly viewed several campaign aides as well as officials in the half of his ad budget in media political advertising communi- - markets broadcasting to voters1 in Iowa and New Hampshire ' ty for an early look at how much is being spent on ads — I the first states holding presi- and what the candidates have : dential contests The former Vermont governor dumped die received for the investment Howard Dean leads the in eight other early voting A rest £ Democratic field in fund rais-states more than any other ing and ad buys about $2 milA candidate y A-- ' Since Dean has been on lion He is trailed by John Edwards and John Kerry two television' it has made him : A ' senators struggling to show more of a credible candidate 1 ' much for their investment 1y and that in turn has helped Dick Gephardt has sprat less him raise more money” said David Eichenbaum a media A than S800000 most of it in 'f ' Iowa and yet Dean has erased consultant to former ' Vhis lead in die Jan 19 caucus state See ADS on A 12 - learning experience” A number of screeners were pulled aside on the spot and told they had failed to find illicit items Naccara said “In individual cases (undercover agents) sppke to the screeners" he said The tests at Logan were part of a federal investigation at about IS major airports around the country he said adding that security at Logan is “no better or worse” than at other airports The security lapses will help the airport improve safety according to Jose Juves a spokesman for the Massachusetts Pent Authority the agency dial operates die airport but has ho security responsibility' Logan was visited as part of Homeland Security’s program of “penetration testing” said Tamara Faulkner a spokeswoman for the inspector general’s office She Refused to confirm the results of the tests saying they are expected to be presented to Congress within several months y ' I : Stomach bug hits cruise ship A “A A: NEW ORLEANS (AP) stomach virus outbreak sickened 120 passengers and crew members aboard a Carnival Cruise Vs-- I Line excursion to Mexico that ended here Thursday ' Passengers began showing up in the cruise ship Holiday’s A five-da- y Carmen Del to into A a two cruise Playa infirmary days and Cozumel with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea By r Wednesday 79 of 1670 passengers and 41 of 660 crew mem- bers had become ill said cruise line spokeswoman Jennifer de ' A-"- la Cruz v 'V' “Everyone we talked to had at least one family member or ” knew someone who was sick” said passenger Ginger Sharp of Gunters ville Ala Her husband John was Ul for about 24 hours ' Dave Forney chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vessel sanitation program said Wednesday 5 per- - i cent of the passengers and 2 percent of the Holiday’s crew were ilL De la Cruz’s figures showed 6 percent of the crew and nearly 5 percent of passengers became sick Keeping a big toothy v Alisa Kays 27 senior dolphin trainer from the Incfianopofis ' ’ Zoo brushes the teeth of "Kimo during their routine cleaning ' session at the Texas Stats Aquarium in Corpus Christ! 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