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Security threats inside and out for 9/11 trial
By News on Nov 16, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hot sauce and a comb were all an al-Qaida suspect in New York needed to nearly kill one of his guards nine years ago. The bloody episode suggests that security worries in bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 suspects to trial here could be just as big inside the courthouse as outside....
Obama prods China to take global role on climate
By News on Nov 16, 2009
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BEIJING (AP) -- Aiming beyond mere rivalry, President Barack Obama declared Monday in his first visit to China that the U.S. and the Chinese carry a "burden of leadership" as he meets with President Hu Jintao to confront climate change, nuclear proliferation and other urgent global problems. Economic and trade tensions shadowed their talks....Retail sales rise 1.4 percent in October
By News on Nov 16, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. But broader consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about the durability of the recovery....Obama to China: Uncensored society is healthy
By News on Nov 16, 2009
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BEIJING (AP) -- President Barack Obama pointedly nudged China on Monday to stop censoring Internet access, offering an animated defense of the tool that helped him win the White House and suggesting Beijing need not fear a little criticism....Report: Imam says he didn't pressure Hasan
By News on Nov 16, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings, The Washington Post reported Monday....