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Homeland Security chief vists storm-weary Ky. (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST AP - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday the federal government would deviate from normal practice and reimburse Kentucky for 75 percent of the cost of activating its National Guard in last month's crippling winter storm.

Obama Administration Backs Bush Policy in Terror Case (Bloomberg) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 01:50 PM CST Bloomberg - Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration is backing an anti-terrorism policy of President George W. Bush, urging a federal appeals court to throw out a lawsuit that accuses a Boeing Co. unit of helping the CIA fly suspects overseas to be tortured.

Obama Administration Backs Bush Policy in Terror Case (Correct) (Bloomberg) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 01:09 PM CST Bloomberg - (Corrects first paragraph to say appeals court.)

Interpol issues alert for 85 terror suspects (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 12:58 PM CST AP - Interpol put out an international security alert Tuesday for 85 alleged terrorists suspected of plotting attacks against Saudi Arabia in the largest single batch of wanted notices ever sent to police agencies worldwide.

Interpol issues alert over 85 wanted for Saudi terror plots (AFP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 12:06 PM CST AFP - Interpol on Tuesday issued a global security alert for 83 Saudi nationals and two Yemenis described as highly dangerous and suspected of plotting terror attacks against Saudi Arabia.

Al-Qaeda leader warns India: report (AFP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 10:43 AM CST AFP - A top Al-Qaeda commander originally thought to have died last year has released a video warning India of future terror attacks similar to those in Mumbai in November, the BBC reported Tuesday.

Pakistan urges dialogue in US policy review (AFP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 03:30 PM CST AFP - Pakistan called Tuesday for a new strategy to combat extremism based on dialogue with Washington and urged a rethink of US military action on its soil, in talks with US President Barack Obama's envoy.

EU court throws out challenge to anti-terror rule (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2009 06:09 AM CST AP - An EU court has thrown out a legal challenge against a law that commits national governments to retain phone data and Internet logs for a minimum of six months.

Obama Tells Holbrooke to Warn Pakistan Over Terrorist Havens (Bloomberg) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 11:01 PM CST Bloomberg - Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he has charged special envoy Richard Holbrooke with telling Pakistan that safe havens for terrorists along the country’s borders must be rooted out.

Obama: no safe haven for terrorists in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:14 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama says he's not going to allow al-Qaida or Osama bin Laden "to operate with impunity" from safe havens in Afghanistan.

Amid Rival Oversight Panels, House Committee Loses Several Veterans (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:57 PM CST CQPolitics.com - During the 110th Congress, senior lawmakers such as Edward J. Markey, Nita M. Lowey and Jim Langevin were just a few of the high-profile Democrats who served on the House Homeland Security Committee. But the Northeastern trio won't be debating chemical security legislation, FEMA grants, cybersecurity or any of their other favorite security issues during the panel's hearings in the 111th Congress.

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