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Leftover explosives found hidden in Mumbai train station
The Associated PressPolice searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs today -- nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen -- in a stunning new example of the botched security that has become...Tags: Armed Forces, Explosions, Defense, Murder, Emergency Incidents
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Re-sentencing sought for would-be LAX bomber
The Associated PressProsecutors want to nearly double the original prison sentence of would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam, saying he has stopped cooperating with them and still poses a "serious threat." Ressam was sentenced to 22 years behind bars in 2005 for plotting...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Court Administration, Punishment, Trips and Vacations
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Rice demands Pakistan help in probe of Mumbai attacks
The Associated PressSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly Mumbai attacks. Indian and U.S. officials have blamed the three-day assault on militant groups based in...Tags: Government, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Armed Forces, Tourism and Leisure
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Appeals court upholds $156M terrorism verdict
AP Legal Affairs WriterA federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a $156 million judgment against three U.S.-based Islamic groups accused of bankrolling terrorism in a civil suit that was widely viewed as a landmark case. In a decision written by Judge Richard A. Posner, the...Tags: Social Services, Trials, Court Administration, Punishment, Prisons
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Judge restores 22-year term for millennium terrorist caught with explosives at Wash. border
Associated Press WriterSEATTLE (AP) _ Rejecting prosecutors' calls for a life term, a federal judge on Wednesday reimposed a 22-year prison sentence for an al-Qaida-trained terrorist convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport at the turn of the millennium....Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Explosions, Court Administration, Judges
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Lawsuit against ex-prosecutor stays alive
Associated Press WriterA former federal prosecutor is not immune to a lawsuit over his handling of the first terror-related case after 9/11, a judge said Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani rejected Richard Convertino's request that the lawsuit be dismissed. A...Tags: Corporate Crime, Injuries, Fraud, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Prosecution
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Rice insists Pakistan has 'special responsibility' to cooperate in probe of terror attacks
AP Military WriterNEW DELHI (AP) _ Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Wednesday to refocus India and Pakistan on a common fight against terrorism and away from their mutual suspicions of one another, but neither country seemed willing to go along. Rice made an...Tags: George Bush, Government, Armed Forces, Islam, Mumbai Terror Attacks
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Appeals court upholds $156 million Palestinian terrorism verdict, drops Chicago man from case
CHICAGO (AP) _ A federal appeals court has upheld a $156 million judgment against three Palestinian charities accused of bankrolling terrorism, but dropped a Chicago man from the long-running civil suit. The opinion was filed over the killing by Hamas...Tags: Social Services, Court Administration, Local Authority, Murder
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In Mumbai and elsewhere, Chabad's public Jewish mission makes group a target
AP Religion WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ It must have been easy for the terrorists, rampaging through Mumbai, to find the Chabad Jewish center where they slaughtered six people. Signs in Hebrew and English are posted outside Chabad houses. The street address of each building can...Tags: Judaism, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Civil Rights, Mumbai Terror Attacks
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Jobs, good cops, Kurdish-Arab reconciliation needed to fix Iraq's most violent city
Associated Press WriterMOSUL, Iraq (AP) _ It's a dirty, numbing, dangerous job in Iraq's deadliest city, and pays a modest $500 a month. But when the police department recently advertised for college graduates to fill 200 positions as traffic policemen, it was deluged with 2,...Tags: Government, Armed Forces, Rebellions, Therapies, Defense
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US Cmdr: Attacks in Iraq at lowest level since 2003 despite high-profile bombing
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ Attacks fell in November to their lowest monthly level since the Iraq war began in 2003, despite recent high-profile bombings aimed at shaking public confidence, a top U.S. commander said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, the No. 2 U.S....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Bombings, Injuries, Defense, Saddam Hussein
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India defense chief: Beef up air, coastal security
Associated PressIndia's defense minister summoned the army, navy and air force chiefs today to warn them to be prepared for terror attacks from the air and the sea in the wake of growing criticism about slack security, missed warnings, and a bungled response to the...Tags: Armed Forces, Explosions, Defense, Murder, Manmohan Singh
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