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Palin defends terrorist comment against Obama
(AP)
(06 October 01:02) |
| AP - Sarah Palin defended her claim that Barack Obama "pals around with terrorists," saying the Democratic presidential nominee's association with a 1960s radical is an issue that is "fair t... |
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Palin's 'terrorists' remark sparks raging debate
(AFP)
(06 October 12:52) |
| AFP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's attack on Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama as someone who would "pal around with terrorists" has sparked rage and suppor... |
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Obama accuses McCain of smear campaign
(Reuters)
(06 October 12:46) |
| Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama counterattacked on Sunday against a new Republican tactic by saying rival John McCain was more interested in a smear campaign than fixing the U.S. economy. |
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The Cabinet: Homeland Security Secretary
(CQPolitics.com)
(05 October 09:29) |
| CQPolitics.com - This sprawling department was created after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to coordinate the activities of several different agencies that have jurisdiction over d... |
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Palin Ties Obama to Terrorist; Obama Hits McCain's Health Plan
(Bloomberg)
(05 October 09:31) |
| Bloomberg - Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, in some
of her sharpest attacks on Barack Obama, linked the Democratic
presidential candidate to a domestic terrorist group fro... |
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Palin Links Obama to Terrorist; Obama Lashes McCain
(Bloomberg)
(05 October 06:57) |
| Bloomberg - Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, in some
of her sharpest attacks on Barack Obama, linked the Democratic
presidential candidate to a domestic terrorist group fro... |
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Palin says Obama friendly with terrorists
(Reuters)
(05 October 05:05) |
| Reuters - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin accused Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday of "palling around with terrorists," in the latest sign the campaign is turni... |
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Palin charges Obama is 'palling around' with terrorists
(AFP)
(05 October 03:51) |
| AFP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took the offensive Saturday, charging Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama with "palling around with terrorists." |
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Issues: Intelligence: Reorganization Fatigue
(CQPolitics.com)
(05 October 01:20) |
| CQPolitics.com - In the seven years since the World Trade Center was toppled and the Pentagon was pierced by hijacked jetliners, some venerable spying operations have been reorganized and si... |
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Palin says Obama 'palling around' with terrorists
(AP)
(05 October 01:02) |
| AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday accused Democrat Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" because of his association with a former 1960s radical, ... |
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New, controversial FBI guidelines go into effect
(AFP)
(04 October 06:41) |
| AFP - US Attorney General Michael Mukasey has signed new guidelines for FBI operations he said are designed to better protect the country from terrorist attacks, but that raise concern of so... |
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FBI given new rules for investigations
(AP)
(04 October 05:08) |
| AP - The Bush administration issued new rules Friday designed to allow the FBI to pursue potential national security threats with the same vigor and techniques used against common criminals.... |
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Ex-sailor wants new trial in terrorism case
(AP)
(04 October 03:35) |
| AP - A former Navy sailor convicted of leaking details about ship movements to suspected terrorist supporters sought a new trial Friday, saying prosecutors lacked evidence and inflamed the j... |
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Blast kills 7 Russian soldiers in South Ossetia
(AP)
(04 October 02:27) |
| AP - A car exploded Friday, killing seven soldiers outside Russia's military headquarters in South Ossetia, and Russian authorities charged it was a terrorist bombing meant to wreck the tens... |
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Kenya terror suspects in Ethiopia to come home
(AP)
(04 October 12:51) |
| AP - Eight terror suspects flown to secret jails in Ethiopia a year and a half ago for questioning, some of them by American agents, will return to Kenya, a police spokesman said Friday. |
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Pakistan officials: Suspected US strikes kill 12
(AP)
(03 October 10:53) |
| AP - Two suspected U.S. missile strikes Friday on villages close to the border with Afghanistan killed at least 12 people, most of them militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. |
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Suspected US missile strikes kill 3 in Pakistan
(AP)
(03 October 09:56) |
| AP - Two suspected U.S. missile strikes close to the border with Afghanistan killed three people Friday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. |
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British law could breach rights convention: Council of Europe
(AFP)
(03 October 03:24) |
| AFP - Council of Europe deputies rounded Friday on plans by Britain to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge, warning the legislation could lead to arbitrary arrests. |
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Pakistan official: War until 'terror free'
(AP)
(03 October 12:28) |
| AP - Pakistan's war against Islamic extremists will go on until the country is "terrorism-free," a senior official said Friday after mounting violence prompted the United Nations to raise it... |
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Census: Big Brother anxieties could hurt count
(AP)
(03 October 06:20) |
| AP - Fear of the government in some communities after the Sept. 11 attacks and years of debate over immigration policy could create problems in getting an accurate count of the U.S. populati... |
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Italy court upholds terror conviction
(AP)
(03 October 01:55) |
| AP - Italy's top criminal court on Thursday upheld the conviction on international terrorism charges of an Egyptian jailed as one of the chief suspects in the 2004 Madrid train bombings, a l... |
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London's police chief quits in showdown with mayor
(AP)
(03 October 12:42) |
| AP - London's police chief had weathered controversy over terrorist attacks and the shooting death of an innocent man, but he quit Thursday, done in by a showdown with the city's new mayor. |
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Suspected Islamist militants tried in France over bomb plot
(Reuters)
(03 October 12:30) |
| Reuters - Nine suspected Islamist militants went on trial on Thursday accused of plotting bomb attacks in France in a case that has underscored prosecutors' fears that prisons have become a ... |
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NY appeals court overturns terrorism verdicts
(AP)
(02 October 11:36) |
| AP - An appeals court in New York has overturned terrorism convictions that led to long prison terms for a Yemeni cleric and his deputy. |
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Scotland Yard commissioner leaves amid controversy
(AP)
(02 October 10:40) |
| AP - London Police Chief Sir Ian Blair resigned Thursday after a tenure marked by controversies that included the shooting death of an innocent man in the wake of the terror attacks on the c... |
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WTC owners rewrite expectations at ground zero
(AP)
(02 October 08:37) |
| AP - Owners of the World Trade Center site say ground zero projects will cost over $1 billion more than planned and an elaborate transit hub and a Sept. 11 museum will be delayed by two year... |
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Pope says laws against terrorism must be just
(Reuters)
(02 October 07:14) |
| Reuters - Pope Benedict said on Thursday laws against terrorism should not be unjust or inhumane. |
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Dutch court extends prison for 4 terror plotters
(AP)
(02 October 06:59) |
| AP - An appeals court on Thursday increased the prison sentences of four Islamic radicals accused of plotting attacks on Dutch politicians, convicting them of the additional charge of member... |
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US candidates grapple for new foreign policy approach
(AFP)
(02 October 06:57) |
| AFP - With America's reputation abroad tarnished, the White House contenders are tussling over Iraq and Afghanistan as saddled with the Bush "war on terror" strategy they grope for a fresh f... |
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Pakistani diplomat charts fight against terrorism
(AP)
(02 October 08:33) |
| AP - Pakistan's top diplomat outlined a strategy for battling terrorism Wednesday that emphasizes going-it-alone militarily within Pakistani borders and talking with opponents if they lay do... |
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U.S. raids hurt terrorism fight: Pakistan minister
(Reuters)
(02 October 06:23) |
| Reuters - U.S. military raids against militants inside Pakistan threaten to hurt progress being made against them by Pakistani forces and are an intrusion on Pakistan's sovereignty, the coun... |
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Fact check: Biden spins a helicopter tale
(AP)
(02 October 03:03) |
| AP - When Joe Biden tells voters he understands the threat posed by Afghan extremists, he dramatically illustrates one reason why: His helicopter was "forced down" on "the superhighway of te... |
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Ex-weapons hunter: Iran 2-5 years from nuke bomb
(AP)
(02 October 02:46) |
| AP - Iran is two years to five years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, the former head of the U.S. weapons-hunting team in Iraq said Wednesday. But David Kay said the U.S. sh... |
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Manufacturing shrinks to lowest level since 2001
(AP)
(01 October 09:41) |
| AP - A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity contracted more than expected last month, hitting the lowest level since the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, as new orders slowed dramaticall... |
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Group says Ethiopia won't release terror suspects
(AP)
(01 October 05:32) |
| AP - Suspects arrested in a clandestine anti-terrorism sweep in East Africa nearly two years ago have been abandoned by their governments, a human rights group said in a report released Wedn... |
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Terrorist attacks in Pakistan stir anger at U.S.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
(01 October 01:30) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - For Jamil Asghar, owner of the Bata Shoe Store in Saddar Market, preparations for this year's Eid-al-Fitr celebrations are being marred by an ever-present sen... |
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35 years for man who offered speakers for grenades
(AP)
(01 October 03:27) |
| AP - A one-time admirer of Osama bin Laden who plotted a hand-grenade attack at a mall jammed with Christmas shoppers and tried to trade two stereo speakers for the weapons was sentenc... |
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New Pakistan spy chief seen as tough on militants
(AP)
(01 October 02:31) |
| AP - Pakistan's army chief named a general considered a hawk in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban to head the country's powerful spy agency, asserting his control at a time of U.S. ... |
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Africans wary on new US command for continent
(AP)
(30 September 11:56) |
| AP - A new command takes over all U.S. military operations in Africa on Wednesday, a program that many Africans fear has a hidden agenda skewed by the war on terror and a self-interested scr... |
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Islam convert gets 35 years in plot to attack mall
(AP)
(30 September 10:10) |
| AP - A 24-year-old convert to Islam has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for plotting to blow off hand grenades in a crowded shopping mall during the Christmas season. |
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Pakistan's intelligence agency gets new chief
(AP)
(30 September 06:49) |
| AP - Pakistan named a new head of its main intelligence service, a change sure to be scrutinized by American officials who have questioned the powerful spy agency's loyalties in the war on t... |
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Terror suspect pix found on £17 camera from eEbay
(AFP)
(30 September 05:29) |
| AFP - Police are investigating how a digital camera reportedly containing MI6 images of terrorist suspects came to be sold on Internet auction site eBay, police and the Foreign Office said o... |
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Camera with terror suspect photos reportedly sold on eBay
(AFP)
(30 September 04:23) |
| AFP - Police are investigating how a digital camera reportedly containing MI6 images of terrorist suspects came to be sold on Internet auction site eBay, police and the Foreign Office said o... |
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India blast was 'terrorist attack': police
(AFP)
(30 September 02:15) |
| AFP - A bomb blast that killed seven people and wounded 82 in western India overnight is being treated as a terrorist attack, police said Tuesday, fearing further strikes. |
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Pakistan's main intel agency names new chief
(AP)
(30 September 12:40) |
| AP - The new chief of Pakistan's main intelligence service will surely be scrutinized by American officials who have questioned the powerful spy agency's loyalties in the war on terror. |
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Pakistan's powerful intel agency gets new chief
(AP)
(30 September 10:48) |
| AP - Pakistan has named a new chief for its main intelligence service, an agency whose loyalties in the war on terror have long been a concern to the United States. |
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Pakistan changes chief of feared spy agency
(Reuters)
(30 September 10:01) |
| Reuters - Pakistan has appointed a new chief for the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate, months after U.S. officials had questioned the reliability of the military's premier spy a... |
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Palin: Pakistan remark was a response to a voter
(AP)
(30 September 06:40) |
| AP - Gov. Sarah Palin said Monday that her comment about attacking terrorist targets in Pakistan, which appeared to contradict the position of GOP presidential nominee John McCain, was a res... |
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Jury selection begins in Fort Dix plot case
(AP)
(30 September 12:29) |
| AP - Jury selection began under tight security Monday in the federal trial of five men accused of planning an attack on Fort Dix. |
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Trial to examine alleged plot to kill soldiers
(AP)
(29 September 02:39) |
| AP - The arrests seemed like a startling wake-up call to America: Federal authorities said a group of would-be terrorists were foiled in a plot to sneak onto a New Jersey military base and k... |
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