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Army General to Run Fort Hood Probe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:24 +0000

The Army tapped its top officer in Europe, Gen. Carter Ham, to lead an intensive 45-day probe into whether it could have done more to prevent the Fort Hood shootings.

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Army General to Run Fort Hood Probe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:49 +0000

The Army tapped its top officer in Europe, Gen. Carter Ham, to lead an intensive 45-day probe into whether it could have done more to prevent the Fort Hood shootings.

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U.N. committee condemns N.Korea, Myanmar over rights (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:05:10 +0000

Reuters - A special committee of the U.N. General Assembly condemned North Korea and Myanmar on Thursday for what it said were widespread human rights violations in the two Asian countries.

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Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:37:49 +0000

AP - From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.

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Republican senators, Holder clash over terrorism trials (McClatchy Newspapers)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:42:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Republican senators confronted Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday over his decision to try the Sept. 11 terrorism suspects in civilian court.

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Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:43 +0000

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Holder defends terrorism trial in New York

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:49 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.

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Holder: 'We need not cower' ahead of trials for 9/11 plotters

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:58 +0000

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. told the Senate on Wednesday morning that the Obama administration "will use every instrument of our national power to bring to justice those responsible for terrorist attacks against our people."

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Rudy's shift on terrorism trial

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:58:00 +0000

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro, Kelly Paice and Ali WeinbergWith Attorney General Eric Holder testifying on Capitol Hill today, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will take his shots on a conference call sponsored by the Republican National Committee (as we mentioned in First Thoughts today.) But Rudy's hot rhetoric today is a far cry from his stance in 1994 after the verdict in the World Trade Center bombing trial. The New York Times wrote on March 5, 1994: "Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani declared...( read more )

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Holder defends terrorism trial in New York

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:53:16 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.

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Holder: 'We need not cower' in face of trials for 9/11 plotters

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:59 +0000

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Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:04 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted, as Attorney General Eric Holder defended putting him the U.S. civilian legal system.

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Holder: Don't fear trial of 'coward' 9/11 plotter (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:56:48 +0000

AP - Attorney General Eric Holder is telling critics not to cower at the prospect of a New York trial for professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

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Obama tabs NC attorney to Federal Trade Commission (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:59:15 +0000

AP - North Carolina's consumer protection chief for Attorney General Roy Cooper has been picked to join the Federal Trade Commission.

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EU, GM to meet on Opel: spokesman (AFP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:30 +0000

AFP - The EU commission has invited General Motors and EU economic ministers to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss the future the US automaker's Opel and Vauxhall plants in Europe, an EU spokesman said.

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EU, GM to meet on Opel: report (AFP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:17 +0000

AFP - European Union Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen will meet next Monday with EU economy ministers and representatives from General Motors to discuss the future of GM unit Opel, a German newspaper reported.

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AP Source: GM to begin repaying aid by year-end (AP)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:03:10 +0000

AP - General Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amount by 2011, four years ahead of schedule, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Clinton welcomes 9/11 trials in New York City (AP)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:07:04 +0000

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she has no problem with Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try in New York City five alleged terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Civilian terror trials provoke worries about safety, acquittal (McClatchy Newspapers)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:13:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four alleged underlings in civilian courts ignited a debate Friday about whether the trial would invite new attacks on New York and if the proceeding would be stymied by legal wrangling over the defendants' rights.

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Congressional critics rip terrorism trials decision

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:41:55 +0000

Several members of Congress ripped Attorney General Eric Holder's decision Friday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.

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Trials of 9-11 suspects set for New York (McClatchy Newspapers)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder, rejecting concerns about security risks, announced Friday that confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four alleged underlings will face a federal court trial in New York just blocks from the scene of the worst terror attack in U.S. history.

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UN chief to fast to spotlight 1 billion hungry (AP)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:38:21 +0000

AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is planning to join a 24-hour fast to spotlight the plight of the more than one billion people around the world who go to bed hungry every night.

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Source: Holder to announce some 9/11 detainees will be tried in New York

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:37:50 +0000

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Friday that five Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 attacks will be tried in civilian court in New York. WASHINGTON (CNN) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Friday that five Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 attacks - including confessed mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - will be tried in civilian court in New York, according to an Obama administration official. Holder's news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET, the official said. He will also announce that five other detainees held at the U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be sent to military commissions for trial. No other details on those detainees or their charges were available. The official was not named because he is not authorized to speak to the media. When asked about the impending announcement on Friday, President Barack Obama would only say that Mohammed "will be subject to the ...

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MA SEN: Pelosi endorses Capuano

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:12:00 +0000

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. Mike Capuano in the Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts. "[Capuano] and Pelosi are to appear together in Boston Friday morning to formalize the endorsement," writes the Boston Globe . "While Pelosi is popular with Democrats, she is a target of Republicans and conservatives. So while her backing could help Capuano, particularly against Attorney General Martha Coakley, in the Dec. 8 Democratic primary, it could hurt him among Republicans and independents if he wins the nomination and moves to the Jan. 19 special election." In a statement, Pelosi praised Capuano's health care vote as "courageous." Remember, Coakley said she would have voted against it, because of the Stupak Amendment. Capuano at first sharply criticized Coakley for that. But the next day, he backtracked. ...( read more )

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Pay czar open to "lateral" pay offers (Reuters)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:25:16 +0000

Reuters - The Obama administration's pay czar said on Thursday his compensation rulings will allow General Motors Co and Chrysler Group to retain talent but is willing to consider "lateral" offers to hire new executives.

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Serb general's sentence cut by 4 years (AP)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:57:24 +0000

AP - U.N. judges trimmed the sentence Thursday of a Bosnian Serb general from 33 to 29 years but upheld his convictions for leading troops who terrorized Sarajevo with a deadly rain of shells and sniper bullets.

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Petraeus: Decision near on troops to Afghanistan (AP)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:03:37 +0000

AP - The commander of the U.S. Central Command says a decision is near on sending more American forces to Afghanistan.

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Obama considering 4 options for Afghanistan, sources say

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:31:49 +0000

Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama is considering four scenarios to move forward in Afghanistan, and was expected to discuss them at Wednesday's eighth meeting with his war council, sources told CNN. The meeting in the White House Situation Room was to continue evaluating how best to carry out the mission in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, told CNN beforehand. Petraeus provided no specifics on options under consideration, but said the process is approaching completion. "I think we are indeed nearing a decision on this very important topic," he said. Though the options under consideration are not being spelled out, one is fairly well-defined. Full story Updated: 4:31 p.m.

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Petraeus on 2012: What about no don't you understand?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:58:34 +0000

Washington (CNN) - CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Petraeus is once again shooting down any suggestions that he has aspirations to run for the White House in 2012. In an exclusive interview on CNN Newsroom Wednesday, Kyra Phillips asked Petraeus whether the door might be open for a 2012 run. "I'll close it right here, right now," Petraeus said. "I will remind you of the great country song that used to ask 'What about no don't you understand.'" In an interview with Politico in September of this year, former GOP Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole said he would like to see Petraeus mount a White House bid.

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Petraeus: Decision near on troops to Afghanistan (AP)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:52:58 +0000

AP - The commander of the U.S. Central Command says a decision is near on sending more American forces to Afghanistan.

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2010: Not a good time to be a gov

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000

FLORIDA: Another NY-23? In FL-8, Alan "Die Quickly" Grayson's district, a 28-year-old GOP newcomer has gotten lots of key endorsements and gotten a lot of buzz, "but GOP operatives in Washington and the district say he is running a destructive primary campaign, and national and local leaders are doing just about anything they can to avoid having him as their nominee," The Hill reports. MASSACHUSETTS: Rep. Michael Capuano, running for U.S. Senate against state Attorney General Martha Coakley, blasted...( read more )

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Buzz Aldrin named L.A. County's lunar diplomat

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The Board of Supervisors declares the astronaut 'Honorary Consul General to the Moon from Los Angeles County.' > The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is heading for the final frontier: Space.

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Just what we need: A FEMA for Afghanistan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:54:20 +0000

Now that the U.S. military presence in Iraq looks to be winding down, the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), set up to oversee the $50 billion reconstruction effort, is also due to be phasing out. But that doesn't necessarily mean the SIGIR himself, Stuart W....

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U.N. Secretary General Presses U.S. on Climate Change Legislation

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:37:35 +0000

Ian Talley reports on energy and climate issues. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is pressing the U.S. to get moving on climate change legislation. Ban met with several members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this afternoon, ahead of next months U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen. Ban wants the U.S. to take a lead role in negotiating an international agreement aimed at slowing greenhouse gas emissions to put the brakes on global warming. While action on legislation is highly unlikely before the Copenhagen meetings, which start Dec. 7, Committee Chairman John Kerry (D., Mass.) said Democrats are planning to send a framework for climate change legislation to the international summit in an effort to assure negotiators that Washington is committed to a treaty. The framework would combine major provisions of the bills already approved by the environment and energy committees, even though the finance and agriculture panels are expected to make major revisions ...

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UN chief prods Senate to tackle climate change (AP)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:52:02 +0000

AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed the Senate Tuesday to take action on climate change, but key senators made it clear that a bill is unlikely to pass this year.

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Brown again? Some Calif. Dems express unease

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:45 +0000

Attorney General Jerry Brown has relied on stealth fundraising and name recognition to wipe out the field seven months ahead of California's Democratic primary for governor.

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UN chief pushes Senate on climate

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:50:20 +0000

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urges the Senate to move forward on climate change legislation.

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Jerry Brown again? Some Calif. Dems express unease (AP)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:33:27 +0000

AP - Attorney General Jerry Brown has relied on a stealth fundraising campaign and his near universal name recognition to wipe out the field seven months ahead of California's Democratic primary for governor.

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U.S. missile defense may backfire if too robust: general

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:09:44 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. missile defense system that is too robust could actually backfire and become destabilizing, prompting countries like China to expand their nuclear arsenals, a U.S. general said on Tuesday.

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Senate intensifies climate bill efforts

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:20 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called for tough trade protections that may complicate global climate change talks, while U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Washington to push for progress on a deal.

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WTO's Lamy says U.S. slowing Doha talks: report

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:30:34 +0000

MILAN (Reuters) - The U.S. is slow in reaching a negotiating position in the Doha round trade liberalization talks, the World Trade Organisation's Director General said in an Italian business daily on Tuesday.

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U.N. chief heads to Washington to push climate deal (AP)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:23:04 +0000

AP - Confident that governments will reach a climate change deal next month, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Washington Tuesday to ensure that the United States is on board.

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U.N. declares Afghan election "credible, legitimate" (Reuters)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:56:23 +0000

Reuters - The U.N. General Assembly declared on Monday that Afghanistan's presidential election was both credible and sound, despite allegations of widespread fraud that led critics to question the vote's legitimacy.

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Jerry Brown leads poll of gloomy California voters

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:55:36 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown is by far the most popular candidate for governor in next year's election, but most voters in his party are unhappy that he is the only major Democrat running, according to a new poll on Sunday.

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Army Chief of Staff Concerned for Muslim Troops

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:16:15 +0000

General George Casey Jr. said he worried speculation about the beliefs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan could “cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers.”

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More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. General Casey (Reuters)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:46:28 +0000

Reuters - General George Casey, Army chief of staff, on Sunday became the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to Afghanistan as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy.

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