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• AP sources: Bomber at CIA base was a double agent (AP)
• Obama to meet security team as watch lists grow (AP)
• More suspected terrorists moved to watch lists (AP)
• Staff quits after Ala. congressman switches to GOP (AP)
• Feds side with tribes in Cape Cod wind farm case (AP)
• AP sources: Las Vegas suspect sued Social Security (AP)
• Tax preparers to face new regulation, IRS scrutiny (AP)
• Case over Iowa prosecutors' conduct is settled (AP)
• Dems intend to bypass GOP on health compromise (AP)
• Obama to make statement after Tuesday intel meeting (Reuters)
• N.O. man charged with threatening Obama (AP)
• Third uninvited guest attended White House dinner (Reuters)
• A 3rd uninvited guest got into White House dinner (AP)
• Obama ends Hawaiian holiday, returns to Washington (AP)
• Clinton says US still open to talks with Iran (AP)
• Threats against federal judges, prosecutors are up (AP)
• Healthcare, economy, security on Obama's 2010 agenda (Reuters)
• Judge weighs misconduct finding in Blackwater case (AP)
• Chafee joins RI governor race as an independent (AP)

AP sources: Bomber at CIA base was a double agent (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:47 PM PST AP - The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan was a Jordan-born terrorist double agent who was invited to the base because he claimed to have information targeting Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, a former senior U.S. intelligence official and a foreign government official confirmed Monday

Obama to meet security team as watch lists grow (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:54 PM PST AP - The government has added dozens of people to the ominous lists of suspected terrorists and those barred from U.S.-bound flights, a crackdown that comes as President Barack Obama prepares to personally question and challenge his team about the state of national security.

More suspected terrorists moved to watch lists (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:42 PM PST AP - Counterterrorism officials have moved the names of dozens of people onto the terror watch list and the no-fly list after reviewing a massive government database of suspected terrorists.

Staff quits after Ala. congressman switches to GOP (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:22 PM PST AP - All but one of the Washington staffers for Rep. Parker Griffith resigned on Monday in protest of the Alabama congressman's decision to switch from the Democratic to the Republican Party.

Feds side with tribes in Cape Cod wind farm case (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST AP - Federal officials on Monday agreed to a request by two Indian tribes for special protections for Nantucket Sound, a move that could delay construction of a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod.

AP sources: Las Vegas suspect sued Social Security (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST AP - Law enforcement officials say the suspect in the Las Vegas shooting at a federal building was upset over losing a lawsuit over his Social Security benefits.

Tax preparers to face new regulation, IRS scrutiny (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:18 PM PST AP - The IRS plans to require tax preparers to pass a test and register with the government to better police a largely unregulated industry used by most taxpayers.

Case over Iowa prosecutors' conduct is settled (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:24 PM PST AP - A multimillion-dollar settlement on Monday ended the Supreme Court's consideration of a case that could have changed the legal protections that criminal prosecutors get as they do their jobs.

Dems intend to bypass GOP on health compromise (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST AP - House and Senate Democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures when they negotiate a final compromise on health care legislation, officials said Monday, a move that will exclude Republican lawmakers and reduce their ability to delay or force politically troubling votes in both houses.

Obama to make statement after Tuesday intel meeting (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:58 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will make a statement at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) on Tuesday after meeting U.S. intelligence chiefs and other top security officials to discuss the review of an attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25, the White House said.

N.O. man charged with threatening Obama (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:47 PM PST AP - A New Orleans man has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama.

Third uninvited guest attended White House dinner (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:14 PM PST Reuters - A third uninvited guest made it into a White House state dinner in honor of the Indian prime minister, but there is no evidence the person had contact with the president or first lady, the Secret Service said on Monday.

A 3rd uninvited guest got into White House dinner (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:29 PM PST AP - A third uninvited guest made his way into the White House state dinner for India's prime minister in November, the Secret Service said Monday.

Obama ends Hawaiian holiday, returns to Washington (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama returned Monday to the White House he never really escaped.

Clinton says US still open to talks with Iran (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:00 PM PST AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the Obama administration remains open to negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program, despite intransigence from Tehran.

Threats against federal judges, prosecutors are up (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:33 PM PST AP - Threats to federal judges and prosecutors have jumped dramatically, according to a new government report issued Monday that found such threats more than doubled in the past six years.

Healthcare, economy, security on Obama's 2010 agenda (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:23 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama faces a long list of challenges as he returned from his Hawaiian holiday on Monday and began the new year.

Judge weighs misconduct finding in Blackwater case (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:57 AM PST AP - Prosecutors who mishandled the investigation into a deadly 2007 Blackwater Worldwide shooting face a possible misconduct citation from a judge who says they withheld evidence and violated the guards' constitutional rights.

Chafee joins RI governor race as an independent (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST AP - Former Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who succeeded his father in the Senate but repeatedly broke ranks with party leadership until a Democrat defeated him, announced Monday that he will run as an independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island.

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