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Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:22 AM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.

Police to end restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:10 AM CST AP - Australian police said Thursday they will stop restricting the movements and communications of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee after he broke his long media silence to ask them to let him "get on with" his life.

Australia Guantanamo inmate breaks silence (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:22 AM CST Reuters - The only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terrorism offences, Australian David Hicks, has broken his self-imposed silence, calling on police to relax stringent controls over his freedom since his release from jail.

US 'dark side' raised in Pakistani scientist case (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 11:47 PM CST AFP - The "dark side" of US counter-terrorism took center stage in the court case of a mentally ill Pakistani woman accused of attacking US officers in Afghanistan.

US seeks to modify rules governing Guantanamo appeals process (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 09:12 PM CST AFP - The US Justice Department asked a federal judge to review the rules for handling 113 appeal cases by 'war on terror' detainees being held at the US naval base prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to court documents.

Dead teen's mom testifies in cyber-bullying trial (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 10:26 PM CST AP - The grieving mother of a Missouri girl told a jury Wednesday how her daughter hanged herself with a belt after receiving cruel messages on her MySpace account, some of which were from a boy whose identity was later revealed to have been invented by a neighbor.

Justice, NYPD feuding over terrorist surveillance (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 07:30 PM CST AP - The Justice Department and the New York Police Department are feuding over secret terror investigations, with the city pushing for faster approval to spy on suspects — a move that the feds charge could break the law.

Gates, Rice defend US-Iraq security agreement (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST AP - The security agreement between U.S. and Iraq provides both the time and authority needed for American troops to train Iraqi forces and pursue terrorists, senior Bush administration officials said Wednesday.

Files show Md. police watched variety of activists (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 04:31 PM CST AP - Surveillance of anti-death penalty protesters and other activists by the Maryland State Police was broader and went on longer than previously disclosed, according to files that were turned over by police to dozens of activists who were improperly labeled as terrorists.

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