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Law enforcement wary about protesters at summit (AP) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:08 AM CST AP - As world leaders were gathering this weekend for an economic summit, law enforcement authorities were less concerned about international terrorists than about angry protesters — possibly including people left jobless by the financial meltdown.

Qaeda stung by U.S. pressure in Pakistan: CIA chief (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 12:15 AM CST Reuters - U.S. pressure on al Qaeda near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan has put the group "off balance," but the region remains the biggest terrorism threat to the United States, the CIA's chief said on Thursday.

India Terror Arrests Shock Nation Ahead of Elections (Time.com) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 11:50 PM CST Time.com - The arrest of 10 people linked with two relatively small terror attacks earlier this year has created a national furor, and is likely to skew political parties' calculations ahead of next year's general elections

UK says it fears terror suspect could escape (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 08:52 PM CST AP - Bail should be revoked for a radical Muslim preacher accused of raising funds for terror groups because he is planning to go into hiding, the British government argued Thursday.

Bin Laden is isolated, Qaeda resilient: CIA chief (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 08:51 PM CST AFP - Osama bin Laden, deeply isolated and likely near the rugged Afghanistan-Pakistan border, has been forced to devote much of his energy to his own security while his Al-Qaeda terror network remains resilient, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Thursday.

Researchers urge Obama to set up Guantanamo review (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 03:16 PM CST AFP - Researchers studying the US war-on-terror military jail at Guantanamo Bay are urging US president-elect Barack Obama to set up a commission to shed light on controversial practices there.

Reduced sentence for Swedish man in al-Qaida scam (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 01:11 PM CST AP - A man who falsely told the FBI that his son-in-law visiting the United States had links to al-Qaida and supported the "Muslim world's revenge on U.S. terror" had his prison sentence reduced on Thursday.

Budget deficit hits record; jobless claims surge (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST AP - The nation's financial picture grew darker Thursday, a day marked by breathtaking numbers: a quarter-trillion-dollar budget deficit for a single month and projections of up to $1 trillion for a year, a half-million new applications for unemployment benefits and a 900-point swing on Wall Street.

Some detained Yemenis guilty, some aren't, attorneys say (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 12:38 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - SANAA, Yemen — Attorneys for dozens of Yemenis held at Guantanamo Bay say that the prisoners range from "high-value" terrorism suspects to people who were mistakenly arrested, and they include a number who apparently were jailed because they're related to other suspects.

Germany extends Africa naval mission (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 10:52 AM CST AP - Germany's parliament Thursday approved a 13-month extension to the country's participation in naval patrols off the Horn of Africa, part of a U.S.-led anti-terrorism operation.

Agency: Terror threat against Denmark considerable (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2008 10:29 AM CST AP - Denmark's intelligence service said Thursday there is still a considerable threat from Islamic extremists against Danes and Danish interests abroad.

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