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Deal reached on Flight 93 crash site in W. Pa. (AP) Posted: 17 Jan 2009 01:25 AM CST AP - The owner of the land in western Pennsylvania where Flight 93 crashed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks reached an agreement Friday to sell the parcel, clearing the way for the development of a memorial.

Bin Laden son Saad left Iran, now in Pakistan: U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 07:22 PM CST Reuters - Osama bin Laden's son Sa'ad, a prominent figure in the murky relationship between Iran and al Qaeda, has left that country and is believed to be in Pakistan, U.S. intelligence said.

NYC adds man's cancer death to 9/11 victims' toll (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 05:59 PM CST AP - A man who died of lymphoma and lung disease more than seven years after he was exposed to toxic dust from the World Trade Center collapse was added to the Sept. 11 death toll, the New York City medical examiner said Friday.

Cancer death added to Sept 11 toll: medical examiner (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 05:30 PM CST AFP - A 45-year-old man who died of cancer due to breathing in toxic dust following the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 has become the latest addition to the attacks' overall toll.

Judge refuses to halt case against ex-professor (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 02:47 PM CST AP - A judge ruled Friday that prosecutors can go forward with their criminal contempt case against a former Florida professor once accused by the U.S. government of being a top Palestinian terrorist.

Sources: Obama ready to ban harsh interrogations (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 05:42 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to prohibit the use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques by ordering the CIA to follow military rules for questioning prisoners, according to two U.S. officials familiar with drafts of the plans. Still under debate is whether to allow exceptions in extraordinary cases.

Doctor cleared in British terror plot free on bail (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 11:31 AM CST AP - A Jordanian doctor cleared of involvement in botched car bomb attacks in Britain but still facing deportation has been granted bail and freed.

Pakistan needs to go further, faster on Mumbai - UK (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 10:23 AM CST Reuters - Pakistan must go further and faster in prosecuting people involved in the November attacks on Mumbai and in rooting out terrorism, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday.

53% Say U.S. and Allies Are Winning War on Terror (Rasmussen Reports) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 07:06 AM CST Rasmussen Reports - Confidence in the America's handling of the War on Terror is over 50% for the first time since mid-November.

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