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• Father of Nigerian would-be plane bomber warned US (AP)
• Alleged Christmas Day terrorist is charged (AP)
• Airlines: New rules keep passengers in seats (AP)
• AP source: US knew of terror suspect (AP)
• U.S. charges Nigerian in bomb bid (Politico)
• Nigerian man charged in Christmas airliner attack (AP)
• White House keeps Obama briefed on flight terror (AP)
• Failed Christmas attack raises new concerns (AP)
• White House asks for privacy for first daughters (AP)
• House and Senate look to final health care talks (AP)
• NV governor has date in divorce court (AP)
• Obama's Hawaii holiday may boost tourism (AP)
• A comparison of House, Senate health care bills (AP)
• GOP lawmakers change tune on costly health plans (AP)
• Top 10 tweets of 2009 (Politico)
• Obama begins vacation with a terror briefing (AP)
• Radical Yemeni cleric believed unhurt in airstrike (AP)

Father of Nigerian would-be plane bomber warned US (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 02:33 PM PST AP - U.S. government officials tell The Associated Press that the Nigerian man charged with trying to destroy a jetliner came to the attention of U.S. intelligence in November when his father went to the U.S. embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, to express his concerns about his son.

Alleged Christmas Day terrorist is charged (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 01:52 PM PST AP - A 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Northwest Airlines flight with a powerful explosive device attached to his body as the jetliner approached the Detroit airport on Christmas Day.

Airlines: New rules keep passengers in seats (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 12:53 PM PST AP - Some airlines were telling passengers on Saturday that new government security regulations prohibit them from leaving their seats beginning an hour before landing

AP source: US knew of terror suspect (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 09:58 AM PST AP - An official briefed on the attack on a Detroit airliner said Saturday the U.S. has known for at least two years that the suspect in the attack could have terrorist ties.

U.S. charges Nigerian in bomb bid (Politico) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:49 PM PST Politico - The United States charged a 23-year-old Nigerian man Saturday with attempting to destroy a Northwest Airlines aircraft on Cristmas Day during its final approach to Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Nigerian man charged in Christmas airliner attack (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 06:11 PM PST AP - A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner, as authorities learned his father warned U.S. officials of concerns about his son's religious beliefs.

White House keeps Obama briefed on flight terror (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 02:50 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's security teams briefed the vacationing president on threats facing the United States and he directed that heightened airport security measures remain in place as officials investigate a failed terror attack aboard a Detroit-bound plane.

Failed Christmas attack raises new concerns (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 01:26 PM PST AP - U.S. counterterrorism officials are scrambling to assess a potential new threat from an explosive mixture that evaded detection aboard a Detroit-bound airliner but failed to bring down the plane.

White House asks for privacy for first daughters (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 10:23 AM PST AP - The White House is asking journalists covering President Barack Obama's vacation in Hawaii to respect the privacy of his 8- and 11-year-old daughters.

House and Senate look to final health care talks (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 07:58 AM PST AP - How many Americans will get subsidized medical coverage — plus who will pay for it — will be front-burner issues when Congress returns next month to complete President Barack Obama's health care remake.

NV governor has date in divorce court (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 11:49 AM PST AP - In a normal year, Gov. Jim Gibbons would have time to spend the final week of 2009 plotting out his re-election run, looking to boost his dismal approval numbers and dealing with a gigantic budget deficit.

Obama's Hawaii holiday may boost tourism (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 10:00 AM PST AP - Tourism officials hope images of a president celebrating a warm Christmas in Hawaii will remind mainlanders that a sunny getaway awaits them if they'd just hop on a plane and leave the frigid temperatures and mounds of snow behind.

A comparison of House, Senate health care bills (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 07:59 AM PST AP - A comparison of the health care bills passed by the Senate and House:

GOP lawmakers change tune on costly health plans (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 04:21 AM PST AP - Democrats are troubled by the inconsistency of Republican lawmakers who approved a major Medicare expansion six years ago that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits, but oppose current health overhaul plans.

Top 10 tweets of 2009 (Politico) Posted: 26 Dec 2009 03:42 AM PST Politico - This was the year that politics got Twitterized.

Obama begins vacation with a terror briefing (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 07:46 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's Christmas Day began with a briefing about a botched attack on an airliner in Detriot and ended with a visit to a dining hall for members of the military.

Radical Yemeni cleric believed unhurt in airstrike (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 06:57 PM PST AP - A U.S.-born radical cleric is alive and well following reports he may have been killed in a Yemeni airstrike against suspected al-Qaida hideouts, friends and relatives said Friday.

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