The Pentagon resumed security clearance for a bomb expert after withdrawing it because of his Israel ties. The Pentagon restored the clearance to Joseph Baum, an expert in protecting structures from bomb attacks, at the behest of U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.).
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