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Americans Still Confident They are Protected Against Terrorism
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEven though terrorism has been back in the headlines with the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and stories about the al-Qaeda threat in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the public's confidence in President Obama to handle the issue and the level of concern about being a victim of an attack has changed little over the last few months, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted Jan. 8-10. ...
Obama Says No More Detainees to Yemen But Renews Vow to Close Gitmo
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyPresident Obama today renewed his vow to close the detainee facility at Guantanamo, but said in light of the security situation in Yemen, the U.S. would not transfer any more Yemenis being held at the base back to their country. ...
Top Obama Aide Defends Use of Criminal Trial for Would-Be Plane Bomber
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyPresident Obama's top counterterrorism adviser today defended the administration's decision to put the Nigerian man who tried to bomb a Detroit-bomb airplane on trial in a criminal court rather than charge charge him as an enemy combatant given his ties to an al Qaeda group based in Yemen. ...
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