Posts Tagged ‘terror’

Philippine leader warns of possible terror attack (AP)

AP – The Philippine president has warned of a possible terrorist attack during an annual Catholic procession in Manila that may draw more than a million devotees.

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Senate backs military custody of terror suspects (AP)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.,  center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate moved methodically Thursday to complete a massive defense bill that would deny suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the nation’s borders, the right to trial and subject them to indefinite detention.


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FACT CHECK: Hyperbole on terror interrogations (AP)

Republican presidential candidates former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, left, listens to Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., answer a question during a Republican presidential debate in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP – Michele Bachmann did not intend to be taken literally when she told the Republican presidential debate Tuesday that civil-liberties activists have taken over the interrogation of terrorists from the CIA. But even as a rhetorical point, it didn’t hold water.


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Harper: Rain of terror could bring A.J.

There’s no getting around the obvious: you can argue which team needed its ace more and which is hurt more now that CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander will be limited to one start. But you can’t argue that Friday night’s rainout hurts the Yankees more than the Tigers simply because A.J. Burnett almost certainly gets a start now in Game 4 in Detroit. Yikes.

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AP sources: No sign of US entry for terror plot (AP)

AP – Senior U.S. officials say there’s no evidence that anyone linked to al-Qaida has entered the country to carry out an attack on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Home grown terror? Two of three suspects in planned NYC attack may be U.S. citizens

The NYPD flexed its anti-terrorist muscle from the Bronx to the Battery yesterday, emphatically answering an Al Qaeda car bombing plot planned for the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

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AP sources: 2 terror suspects may be US citizens (AP)

A New York police officer examines the rear section of a truck at a vehicle check point on Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 in New York. The city is deploying additional resources and taking other security steps in response to a potential terror threat before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to use a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York or Washington. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)AP – Government officials say at least two of the men suspected of being involved in a possible al-Qaida attack to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks are believed to be U.S. citizens or have U.S. traveling documents.


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