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Threats, jail breaks may blunt Obama plan to empty Guantanamo
President Obama's push to close the U.S. prison camp in Cuba has been jeopardized by threats and jailbreaks that freed hundreds of terrorists, officials say.
Awlaki's killing and the Constitution
An American overseas is linked to acts of terror in the United States. He repeatedly calls for more American killings. On the run in a foreign desert, he is beyond the reach of the U.S. justice system. So the president, acting to protect the country, orders him killed. A CIA drone strike takes him out in Yemen. Simple, right?
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'Underwear bomber' moved to Colo. supermax
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called underwear bomber, was moved from Detroit to Colorado's supermax prison, an official said.
Americans' private data to be kept 5 years
The Obama administration eased rules on how counter-terrorism analysts may use data collected about Americans for reasons other than national security threats.
Holder defends killing of terrorists
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Monday defended the use of "lethal force" against terrorists abroad, even U.S. citizens.
It's unlikely the United States will be attacked with weapons of mass destruction though al-Qaida affiliates are pursuing that objective, an official said.
Underwear bomber gets four life sentences
Convicted terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was sentenced to four life terms Thursday by a federal judge in Detroit.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool