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Obama criticized on airline incident when Bush wasn't
Seattle Times
Eight years ago, a terrorist bomber's attempt to blow up a trans-Atlantic airliner was thwarted by passengers and revealed gaping holes… By Josh Gerstein President Bush and so-called shoe bomber Richard Reid. HARRY HAMBURG / AP Republicans Rep. …
Unlike 9/11, partisanship has worsened after Christmas attackChristian Science Monitor
Napolitano Becomes GOP Political TargetWall Street Journal
The return of terror politicsCNN
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Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 8 CIA officers
Los Angeles Times
The explosion at a US base in Khowst province, a frequent target of militants, also injures a number of people. No US or NATO military personnel are killed or wounded. By Greg Miller and Laura King Reporting from Rochester, NY, and Kabul — A bomber …
Taliban admits role in deadly CIA bombingABC Online
Foreigners killed in Afghan attacksAljazeera.net
Taliban responsible for deaths of 8 'CIA agents' in AfghanistanTelegraph.co.uk
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Briton Kidnapped in 2007 Is Freed in Iraq
New York Times
BAGHDAD — A British man captured along with four others in a brazen kidnapping from an Iraqi government office more than two years ago was freed Wednesday morning, the Iraqi and British authorities announced. …
Iraq hostages: Peter Moore's kidnapping 'masterminded by Iran'Telegraph.co.uk
Freed British hostage Peter Moore 'held in Iran'BBC News
British hostage freed in IraqLos Angeles Times
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Plot exposes fissure in US intelligence community
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last week's failed plot to bomb a US passenger jet has exposed lingering fissures within the US intelligence community, which had information from interviews and clandestine intercepts but did not put the pieces together, …
Spy agencies failed to intercept chatter on plane attack: NYTBirmingham Star
Details show intelligence breakdownPittsburgh Post Gazette
Measures After 9/11 Draw New ScrutinyWall Street Journal
AFP -Monsters and Critics.com
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Indonesians to bury popular former president Wahid
Washington Post
AP JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of mourners thronged roads Thursday in Indonesia to say farewell to late President Abdurrahman Wahid, a beloved, one-eyed cleric who reached out to religious minorities in the world's most populous …
MPR chief sees off Gur Dur`s bodyANTARA
Ex-Indonesia president laid to restAljazeera.net
Abdurrahman Wahid, 69, Is Dead; Led Indonesia for 2 Years of TumultNew York Times
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Canadians killed in Afghan attacks
Aljazeera.net
Four Canadian soldiers and a journalist accompanying them as they visited community reconstruction projects were killed when their armoured vehicle was hit by a bomb in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, the Canadian defence ministry said. …
Five Canadians killed in AfghanistanXinhua
Reporter strove for the 'best stories she could find'CTV.ca
Attacks kill 8 purported CIA employees, 5 Canadians in AfghanistanCNN
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Israel's 10 worst errors of the decade
Ha’aretz
In the Mideast, dreams can only end badly. Not because messianic messages are, in and of themselves, bad dreams, but because of the nature of this place, the history which is as much imagination as it is record, as much sacred …
Hamas says Israeli demands 'impossible'Ynetnews
Rattling the Cage: A taboo question for IsraelisJerusalem Post
UN's Falk calls for sanctions against IsraelPress TV
ABC Online -Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Monthly Review
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Calif. Megachurch Pastor Asks for Urgent Donations
New York Times
By AP LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Evangelical pastor Rick Warren is begging parishioners at his Southern California megachurch to cough up 0000 before Jan. 1 to keep the parish out of the red. In an urgent letter posted on the Saddleback Church Web …
OC megachurch pastor asks for urgent donationsForbes
Saddleback Church members say 'Amen' to pastor's requestOCRegister
Lake Forest megachurch calls on followers to donate almost million in 48 hoursLos Angeles Times (blog)
OC Watchdog: Your Tax Dollars at Work (blog)
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Off-duty officer shot during robbery; friend killed
Philadelphia Inquirer
An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was in serious condition and a friend was dead after the two were shot during a robbery attempt in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood tonight. …
Philadelphia Police Officer Shot, in Serious ConditionFOXNews
Off-duty officer wounded, friend killedUPI.com
Off-duty Philadelphia police officer shotWilkes Barre Times-Leader
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Senator Nelson Defends His Health Care Vote
New York Times
Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, took to the airwaves in his home state on Wednesday, trying to defend his role as the decisive 60th vote in favor of broad health care legislation. Share your thoughts about the health care …
Top prosecutors join health care fightKansas City Star
GOP attorneys general threaten suit over Neb. health dealUSA Today
Michigan Attorney General Cox challenges 'Cornhusker kickback'The Detroit News
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