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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was re-elected to a third term in November.
Law enforcement officials continue to piece together the facts in Saturday’s shooting rampage that left a federal judge dead and a congresswoman critically injured in Arizona, and some are questioning whether divisive political rhetoric may have played a role.
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Sunday, January 9th, 2011 | One comment

The security threat level to the UK as a whole was raised to “severe” a year ago
The terrorist threat level specific to major UK transport hubs has been raised from substantial to severe.
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Saturday, December 18th, 2010 | 2 comments

By AP
Photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, who was fatally shot north of the Arizona-Mexico border.
An elite Border Patrol squad was pursuing a gang that preyed on drug smugglers when agent Brian Terry was shot and killed Tuesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.
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