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House to look at locals enforcing immigration law (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 04:49 PM PST AP - The Homeland Security Department has failed to ensure that local and state law enforcement partners pursue serious criminals and don't misuse their authority while enforcing immigration law, government investigators say.

Lawyers ask Supreme Court to rule in terror case (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 04:07 PM PST AP - Lawyers for suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali al-Marri asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule whether a president can indefinitely detain terror suspects in the United States.

Pakistani political shake-up faulted in cricket team attack (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 03:27 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police had strong intelligence well in advance of Tuesday's brazen terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team but failed to deploy forces along the route, opposition politicians and the Pakistani news media said Tuesday.

UN members back Lebanon terrorism tribunal (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:42 AM PST AFP - The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the opening of a special tribunal for Lebanon that will investigate the murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri.

Obama concerned about attacks in US ally Pakistan (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:14 AM PST AFP - President Barack Obama expressed deep US concern on Tuesday about the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, Washington's increasingly besieged ally in the campaign against terrorism.

Pakistan Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team: Echoes of Mumbai? (Time.com) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:10 AM PST Time.com - The attack kills eight, including five policemen escorting the cricketers, a driver and two bystanders. Two cricketers lie injured in a hospital. The assault marks a terrible turn in Pakistan's wave of terrorism

Argentine courts seize Iran diplomat's property (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 10:34 AM PST AP - An Argentine court has ordered a second seizure of property owned by a former cultural attache at Iran's embassy in Buenos Aires who is sought for his alleged role in a 1994 terrorist attack.

Bush-era memo details argument for rendition power (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 10:09 AM PST AP - A Bush-era legal memo gives new detail on how the administration tiptoed around laws and treaties to justify presidential power to transfer prisoners captured in the war on terror to countries where they might be tortured.

Pakistan unlikely to host games in near future (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:52 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan is unlikely to host international cricket in the immediate future following Tuesday's terror attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Tuesday.

FBI chief hails India cooperation after Mumbai attacks (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 07:38 AM PST AFP - Terrorism is a global threat that has led to "unprecedented cooperation" between Indian and American security agencies, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Tuesday in New Delhi.

Bush-era memos saw rights limits in U.S. terror war (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 03:02 AM PST Reuters - The U.S. military could have kicked in doors to raid a suspected terrorist cell in the United States without a warrant under a Bush-era legal memo the Justice Department made public on Monday.

USA (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 12:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - "Waterboarding," which simulates drowning, will not be condoned as an acceptable technique for interrogating terrorism suspects, Attorney General Eric Holder stated Monday. The Bush administration was harshly criticized for allowing such methods.

Eight dead in attack on Sri Lanka cricketers in Pakistan (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 06:50 AM PST AFP - Gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team in a gun and grenade assault Tuesday in the Pakistani city of Lahore that killed eight people and wounded seven members of the squad.

Eight dead as Sri Lanka cricketers ambushed in Pakistan (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2009 12:36 PM PST AFP - Attackers armed with grenades and guns ambushed Sri Lanka's cricket team here Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding seven players in a huge blow for Pakistan's security and sporting reputation.

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