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India demands Pakistan hand over terror suspects (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:40 AM CST AP - India picked up intelligence in recent months that terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday, as the government demanded that Islamabad hand over suspected terrorists believed living in the Pakistan.

Panel warns biological attack likely by 2013 (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 02:47 AM CST AP - The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.

India asks Pakistan to hand over suspects (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 02:31 AM CST AFP - India demanded Tuesday that Pakistan hand over several terrorist suspects as the government faced mounting criticism over intelligence failures in the Mumbai attacks that left 188 dead.

Chances of WMD attack in big city greater: report (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:04 AM CST Reuters - The chances of a terror attack on a major city somewhere in the world using weapons of mass destruction are better than even, according to a task force mandated by the U.S. Congress, The Washington Post reported in its Tuesday edition.

US warned of likely attack on Mumbai in October: reports (AFP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:36 PM CST AFP - India in October received warnings from US intelligence of a possible terrorist attack "from the sea" on targets in Mumbai, CNN and ABC News reported.

Pakistan village yields few clues about captured gunman (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 04:49 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - FARIDKOT, Pakistan — For the past three days Pakistani intelligence agents and police have been combing this sleepy village in search of clues to the identity of the lone gunman captured in the Mumbai terror attacks, residents said on Monday.

Homeland security: a multi-agency behemoth (AFP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 04:23 PM CST AFP - The Department of Homeland Security was born in the US government's greatest reorganization since World War II after the September 11 attacks of 2001 made the threat of terrorism very real.

Obama expresses sympathy over Mumbai attack (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:29 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama expressed sympathy for the victims of the terror attacks in Mumbai but declined to say whether the Indian government would be justified in pursuing terrorists in next-door Pakistan.

Ariz. governor picked for Homeland Security post (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:20 PM CST AP - Ariz. Gov. Janet Napolitano will be the third secretary of the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the Senate.

Obama pick gives Arizona a GOP governor (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:19 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama's announcement Monday that Gov. Janet Napolitano is his choice to head the Department of Homeland Security means a Republican will move into the governor's office.

1 victim of Mumbai attacks was Chicago resident (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:17 PM CST AP - One of the victims of the terrorist attacks in India was a Chicago resident who worked for a company that provides radiation therapy for cancer patients.

U.S. tamps down claims of Pakistan role in Mumbai attack (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:11 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Bush administration, anxious to defuse dangerous tensions after India charged that there was a Pakistani link to the Mumbai terrorist attack, said Monday that it had no indication of Pakistani government involvement.

Raid on Parliament sets off debate (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:46 PM CST AP - A decision by London's anti-terror police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Britain.

Napolitano: A Safe Pair of Hands for Homeland Security (Time.com) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 12:40 PM CST Time.com - Governor Janet Napolitano's reputation for getting things done stands her in good stead to manage a sprawling bureaucracy

Holder is Obama's Choice for Attorney General (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 12:25 PM CST CQPolitics.com - President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general wasted no time Monday in signaling that he intends to work closely with Congress, particularly regarding the new administration's anti-terrorism policies.

Obama says S.Asia is chief threat to U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:40 AM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama said on Monday militants based in South Asia represented the biggest threat to the United States and he was "absolutely committed" to eliminating the threat of terrorism.

Napolitano Confirmation Expected to Proceed 'Promptly' (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:39 AM CST CQPolitics.com - Senators are expected to proceed "promptly" through the process of confirming Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security secretary, aides said Monday.

Obama committed to 'eliminating the threat of terrorism' (AFP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:49 AM CST AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama Monday vowed his incoming administration was "absolutely committed to eliminating the threat of terrorism."

Obama's National Security Team Will Face Multiple Challenges (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:34 AM CST CQPolitics.com - As President-elect Barack Obama announces his national security team, he faces two early hurdles: The Senate must confirm most of his nominees, and they must help him chart a new course on defense, foreign policy and homeland security.

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