Obama Takes Steps To Bolster Security -- L.A. Times
The president, sharing an internal investigation into the foiled Christmas airline attack, calls for changes to improve the system but avoids placing specific blame.
Reporting from Washington - Declaring that "the buck stops with me," President Obama on Thursday released the results of an internal investigation into the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt and ordered a series of incremental measures meant to close gaps in the U.S. intelligence system that failed to detect it in advance.
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