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Analysis: Expect nominee to dodge hard questions (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - Questions about abortion, gay rights, rights of suspected terrorists and the meaning of a new judicial buzz word — empathy — await President Barack Obama's eventual Supreme Court nominee. Just don't expect much in the way of answers.

Terrorism suspect waives jury trial (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 03:55 PM PDT AP - A former Georgia Tech student accused of plotting to support terrorism waived his right to a jury trial Tuesday, deciding he has a better chance with a federal judge deciding his fate.

Senate Democrats postpone funds to shut Guantanamo (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 19 May 2009 03:47 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, under pressure from Republicans eager to brand them as ready to release terrorists into America's backyards, prepared Tuesday to strip $80 million for closing the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, out of a war-spending bill.

Senate Dems to cut $80 million for closing Guantanamo (Reuters) Posted: 19 May 2009 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday moved to cut $80 million earmarked for closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, a fresh setback for President Barack Obama's efforts to move beyond the Bush administration's anti-terror policies.

Elite West Point program preps FDNY for terrorism (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 11:36 AM PDT AP - Fire Capt. John Feehan escaped death in the Sept. 11 attacks, worked for months on the smoldering pile and mourned the loss of his father and friends who died there — so he considered himself pretty knowledgeable about terrorism.

Iran leader says U.S. promoting terrorism (Reuters) Posted: 19 May 2009 10:09 AM PDT Reuters - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States on Tuesday of promoting terrorism in border areas and using arms and money against the Islamic state.

UK missed chance to stop 2005 London bombers (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 08:43 AM PDT AP - Britain's MI5 spy agency and anti-terrorism police missed chances to identify the key men behind the 2005 London suicide bombings, but could have done little more to halt the attacks given an alarming lack of resources, lawmakers said Tuesday.

Obama Backs Pelosi as Republicans Step Up Pressure in CIA Flap (Bloomberg) Posted: 18 May 2009 09:41 PM PDT Bloomberg - May 19 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration said it has confidence in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after Republican lawmakers waged a fresh attack on her for saying the Central Intelligence Agency misled her about terrorism-related interrogation tactics.

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