Topic: Domestic Terrorism
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Top 4 threats against America: the good and bad news
America’s top spy chiefs and intelligence experts come together every year to share their best guesses about the biggest threats that will face the country in the year ahead. Here are the top four pieces of good and bad news to come out of the annual threat-assessment hearing in Congress Tuesday.
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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on China, Iran, Israel and other key foreign issues
Take a look at where each of the GOP candidates stands on foreign policy and national security issues.
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Home sales down. But six cities defy housing gloom.
Home sales plunged in July and housing prices may dip again. But in six metropolitan areas, the housing picture is far brighter: Home values are rising and median prices are already well ahead of their peak during the housing bubble. Is your city on the list?
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Gallery: Notable women in US politics
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Upset patient charged with using mercury as chemical weapon against hospital
Martin Kimber apparently had a billing dispute after receiving treatment at Albany Medical Center. According to court documents, he spread liquid mercury at the hospital on four occasions.
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New Yorker convicted in plot to bomb subways
A jury deliberated for just two days before returning guilty verdicts for Adis Medunjanin on terrorism charges.
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US Capitol suicide bomb plot foiled: How to catch a 'lone wolf'
The arrest of Amine El Khalifi, a Moroccan man suspected of plotting to blow himself up inside the US Capitol, shows how law enforcement has fine-tuned techniques to stop lone wolf terrorists.
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Michigan's Hutaree militia: Band of gun enthusiasts or a threat to the US?
Members of the Hutaree militia were arrested in 2010 for allegedly planning 'war against the United States.' Their trial on 'seditious conspiracy' and other charges opened this week.
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Home-grown terror threat receding, but post-9/11 America remains on edge
The number of domestic terror cases fell to 20 in 2011, down from 26 in 2010 and 49 in 2009, according to a study released Wednesday. Yet for much of the public, anxieties remain high.
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Top 4 threats against America: the good and bad news
America’s top spy chiefs and intelligence experts come together every year to share their best guesses about the biggest threats that will face the country in the year ahead. Here are the top four pieces of good and bad news to come out of the annual threat-assessment hearing in Congress Tuesday.
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Failed Martin Luther King Day parade bomber gets 32-year sentence
The white supremacist who pleaded guilty to attempting to bomb a Martin Luther King Day march in Spokane, Wash., was sentenced Tuesday. The FBI says the story is a cautionary tale about the threat of 'lone wolf' attacks.
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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on China, Iran, Israel and other key foreign issues
Take a look at where each of the GOP candidates stands on foreign policy and national security issues.
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ACLU: FBI guilty of 'industrial scale' racial profiling
The ACLU says the FBI is guilty of racial profiling when investigating criminal threats. The FBI says it is taking into account the reality of the post-9/11 world.
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Top Picks: Earth Liberation Front on PBS, Civil War book, Nation Beat's new album, and more
'If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front' on PBS, 'The Civil War: A Visual History,' Nation Beat's new album 'Growing Stone,' and more picks.
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Response to 'credible threat' shows how much has changed since 9/11
Al Qaeda may have been degraded since 2001. But the threat since 9/11 has become more complicated, decentralized and elusive with franchises, affiliates, and homegrown terrorists.
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How does White House plan to fight US extremism? Locally.
The same kind of community mobilization and intervention that have successfully reduced gang-related crimes can work to address domestic extremism, the White House says.
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How to react to Norway shootings
Friday's political massacre of Norway's youth could easily focus attention on Europe's immigration debate. But it should first lead to a renewal of basic civic values, such as reverence for life.
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Norway attacks: Details emerge about Utoya camp shooting
Police confirmed the connection between today's deadly camp shooting and Oslo bombing. Norwegian Prime Minister said 'no one will bomb us to silence.'
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Norway attacks: Oslo bombing puts Norway on edge (VIDEO)
Norway attacks: The Oslo bombing that damaged government buildings and killed at least seven is the worst attack since World War II. Authorities say it is linked to a shooting today at a youth summer camp.
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Seattle arrests show how domestic terror fight is evolving
The use of informants and sting operations has become a major tool in the fight against domestic terrorism, illustrated in the arrest of two men charged with plotting an attack on a military facility.
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The Next Wave: On the Hunt for Al Qaeda’s American Recruits
A TV journalist tracks the ‘next wave’ of terrorists – the home-grown variety.
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Muslim Americans: The dangers of lumping our friends in with our enemies
Sen. Dick Durbin is holding Senate hearings on anti-Muslim bigotry today – an important move in the wake of Peter King's hearings on Muslim-American radicalization. Casting suspicion on all Muslim Americans violates American ideals and weakens a first line of defense against extremism.
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Peter King hearings: Are American Muslims the problem or the solution?
A hearing chaired by Rep. Peter King to investigate radicalization within the American Muslim community touches on an important topic, terrorism experts say. But they question the tone.
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Peter King, your hearings aren't just bigoted. They're making things worse.
The controversial hearings on homegrown terrorism within American Muslim communities are more than shameful bigotry; they're counterproductive. They don't address root causes of radical Islam and alienate rather than engage key allies in the fight against extremism: American Muslims.
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Who's testifying at controversial House hearing on radical Islam in US?
Radicalization in the American Muslim community is topic of a House hearing on Thursday, and witnesses are likely to offer competing views of the threat. Critics say it's unwise to single out Islam and the Muslim community.
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After Mubarak: Egypt's revolution was one of identity
The victory for protesters of all stripes in asserting a new Egyptian identity based on civic values can help other people in their struggle over identity.
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Why is Patriot Act under fire if homegrown terror threat is rising?
Amid new terror threats, US security officials say renewing key domestic spying provisions of the Patriot Act is critical to keep the US safe. Yet lawmakers are raising questions about the law.
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Muslim-American terrorism study: Not many incidents, but it only takes one
Since 9/11, the number of Muslim-American terrorism suspects and perpetrators has averaged about 16 a year. Last year was slightly higher, but way down from 2009.
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Jared Lee Loughner: what is known about Tucson, Arizona, shooting suspect
Jared Lee Loughner is refusing to tell investigators anything about a motive for the Tucson, Arizona, shooting, but he appears to be a familiar character in American life: a disturbed outsider with a gun.
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