Officials Told Security Woes Nag State-Canada Border

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BELLINGHAM (AP) Security along Whatcom County's border with Canada is strained by a shortage of trained agents at area border crossings and a lack of funding for local prosecutors faced with border-related criminal cases, members of two U.S. House subcommittees were told.

The nation's northern border deserves more manpower and equipment, the representatives members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, agreed Tuesday, but increased vigilance in areas such as Whatcom County will not come cheap.

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Officials Told Security Woes Nag State-Canada Border

As part of a series of field hearings around the country...

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