A financial instrument in bearer form or registered form, i.e. its owner is the bearer or the person listed in a register for that security. Securities take many forms, including bonds, stocks and shares. See also: bearer bond; bearer...

A house with two doors is difficult to guard. (Spanish) False security is the great foe. (Unknown) He that is too secure is not safe. (French) Security is nowhere safe. (German) Security is the first cause of misfortune....

X-ray machines and metal detectors are used to control what is allowed to pass through an airport security perimeter Security spikes protect a gated community in the East End of London Security is the condition of being protected against danger or...

Entitlements: Journalists in Washington are supposed to be public watchdogs. But when it comes to the crisis facing Social Security, they act more like lapdogs for politicians determined to shirk their responsibility.The Washington Post, New York Times and Associated Press all led off their stories...

Border Security: A computer "glitch" that paralyzed international terminals at LAX wasn't an isolated problem. The system routinely crashes at other major airports, knocking out electronic watch lists.It's a chronic problem that Washington can't seem to solve. Many frustrated border agents complain that it's simply...

Congress: Democrats continue to poke, prod and probe the Bush administration. Some of the investigations are a mere nuisance. Others, if not reined in, will compromise our national security.We've editorialized recently about the many attack investigations on the White House, thinking Democrats had only launched...

John McCain spent months earlier this year arguing that the United States must combine border security efforts with a temporary worker program and an eventual path to citizenship for many illegal immigrants.Now, the Republican presidential candidate emphasizes securing the borders first. The rest, he says,...

Should citizens of America lose certain freedoms in order to be safe? Giving up some of our fundamental rights probably may not always guarantee our safety, but the government hopes to make that claim true. Our Constitutional and privacy rights often might be intervened by authorities. This is part of their "safety measures" and officials will not hesitate to enforce them.