2009年12月26日星期六

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Father of Nigerian would-be plane bomber warned US (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 02:33 PM PST

Graphic shows the interior of the Northwest Airbus A330 and its flight path from Nigeria.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

Transportation Security Administration agent Paul Marshall helps an international traveler at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Officials were trying to calm traveler's fears a day after an attempted terrorist attack aboard a Northwest Airlines flight as it was about to land in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)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

This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. Officials say a passenger aboard the plane was trying to ignite an explosive device Friday, causing a commotion and minor injuries. (AP Photo/J.P. Karas)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

Police enter the basement of a building where police are searching in Mansfield Street in London, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. The search was reportedly in connection with the attempted terrorist attack on a Northwestern Airline flight as it prepared to land in Detroit on Friday , (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)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

The motorcade with President Barack Obama goes by in Kailua, Hawaii Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. The Obamas are in Hawaii for the holidays.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)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

Airport police search a vehicle entering Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Aviation security officials worldwide boosted safety restrictions on travelers headed to the U.S. after an attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack on a flight from Europe to Detroit, imposing extra screening and new limits on carry-on luggage. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)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

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia arrive at Hickam Air Force base for their holiday vacation in Honolulu, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)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

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., talks to reporters outside if the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)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

US President Barack Obama arrives at the Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii.(AFP/Jewel Samad)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

In this Dec. 18, 2009 photo, Keys hang on the belt of California Department of Corrections office Carlos Torres in the Receiving and Release area at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. The receiver who once ran California's prison health care system promised three years ago that he would use his court-backed muscle to build a new medical facility in record time. The pledge has come true with the opening of a $136 million, five-story hospital at San Quentin State Prison — four months earlier than its ambitious schedule and $10 million under budget. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)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

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, following the party caucus luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)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

A child looks at President Barack Obama as he and first lady Michelle Obama greet marines during Christmas dinner at Anderson Hall on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. The Obamas are in Hawaii for the holidays.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)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

Map locates Shabwa province, where Yemeni forces struck a series of suspected al-Qaida hideouts ThursdayAP - 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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