Holder: Terror Trials Still Possible in NYC

Turns out the debate on holding terror trials in New York City isn't settled after all. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Senate panel today that "New York isn't off the table"—even though the Obama administration said as much earlier this year when Mayor Bloomberg and others balked. Holder said a decision will be made in a matter of weeks, reports the New York Times.

Sen. Chuck Schumer's reaction: “We know the administration is not going to hold the trial in New York. They should just say it already.” On another front, Holder backpedaled a bit from his comment last month that Osama bin Laden would never be taken alive, notes the Wall Street Journal. It's still unlikely, he said, but “our hope would be to capture him, interrogate him, and get useful intelligence.” (More Eric Holder stories.)