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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 Judge Tosses Out
 9/11 Remains Case 

Families wanted cemetery created for mass of rubble

Jul 7, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lawsuit to have rubble from the Sept. 11 attacks given a proper burial was dismissed in a US court today, Reuters reports. Victims' families contend that the estimated 1.5 to 1.8 million tons of debris contain human remains, and must be removed from the Fresh Kills landfill... More »

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World Trade Center • court • judge • remains • terrorist attack • debris • 9/11 attacks

Pakistan Suicide Blast Kills 11 at Mosque Memorial

Victims mostly police officers on anniversary of violence

Jul 7, 08 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bombing near Pakistan’s Red Mosque killed at least 11 and wounded more than 22, most of them police officers, the New York Times reports. Thousands were nearby yesterday to observe the anniversary of a showdown between militants and security forces which killed more than 100 people last... More »

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Pakistan • police • suicide bombing • Red Mosque • Red Mosque crisis • terrorist attack

India Locks Down Jaipur
After Bombs Kill 80

City locked down to prevent Hindu/Muslim clashes

May 14, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police have locked down the old city of Jaipur today after seven bomb blasts killed at least 80 people yesterday, the AP reports. Police in the western Indian city suspect Islamic terrorists were behind the carnage and have imposed the curfew to prevent any retaliatory violence from the city's Hindu... More »

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India • bomb • Pakistan militants • peace talks • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack • Hindus • Jaipur

 Quick Iraq Exit
 Would Trigger
 New 9/11: Bush 

It would 'embolden' US enemies, prez says

May 14, 08 3:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A withdrawal from Iraq next year would be a disaster that would likely trigger another 9/11, President Bush warns in an interview with Politico. "It would shake everybody's nerves. It would embolden the very same people we're trying to defeat" and "would eventually lead to another attack on... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Middle East • golf • troop withdrawal • George HW Bush • gas prices • terrorist attack • Director of National Intelligence • George W. Bush

 Hospitals Can't  Handle Terror Attack: Study

Trauma centers couldn't treat influx of victims

May 6, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hospitals in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and other major US cities don't have the emergency room capacity to handle even a moderate terrorist attack, a congressional committee says. A survey last month of 34 hospitals revealed they could not handle a sudden surge of trauma victims, a situation described... More »

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terrorism • Minneapolis • Chicago • Washington DC • New York • Denver • Los Angeles • emergency room • Houston • emergency responders • terrorist attack • National Center for Disaster Preparedness • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

 8 Years On, USS Cole Case Cold 

Stymied by escapes and releases, investigators have gotten nowhere

May 4, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight years after the daring terrorist attack on the USS Cole, the men responsible for the bombing have all either escaped prison or been released—or are in Guantanamo Bay, outside the reach of US courts. Though Bill Clinton promised justice, George Bush took office three months later, and 9/11... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Yemen • extradition • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack • USS Cole

Al-Qaeda Is Still Worst Terrorist Threat: US

Safe havens in Pakistan have helped group recharge

Apr 30, 08 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda remains the terrorist group that most threatens the US, Reuters reports. An annual State Department survey of worldwide terrorist activity, out today, said the group killed 5,400 civilians—50% Muslims—in 2007. Though weaker now than in 2001 due to multilateral anti-terrorism efforts, the group has used the... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • terrorism • Pakistan • jihad • State Department • Islamic extremists • Waziristan • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack

The Most Vulnerable Western City: Boise. Really?

City 'surprised' by terror response ranking

Apr 5, 08 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boise, Idaho, may be better known for hosting the World Potato Congress than topping terrorist target lists, but it was the only city west of the Mississippi to make the top 10 in a Homeland Security-funded study ranking cities by vulnerability to terror attacks, the Washington Post reports. "To... More »

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terrorism • security • Idaho • Department of Homeland Security • terrorist attack • Boise

Bush Chides House Dems for Law Expiration

Eavesdropping measure expires
at midnight

Feb 16, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - With a law that expands the government's power to eavesdrop due to expire at midnight, President Bush scolded Congress today for sitting idly by and allowing it to happen. Bush said Congress' failure to act could cause the US to “lose a vital lead that could prevent an attack,... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Harriet Miers • Josh Bolten • Protect America Act • Sheldon Whitehouse • House Democrats • electronic surveillance laws • terrorist attack • George W. Bush

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