
Drew Angerer/AP
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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Monday, November 29th, 2010 | Post a comment

Yonhap News Agency, via European Pressphoto Agency
Iran bought 19 advanced missiles from North Korea, a diplomatic cable says. The North displayed what some experts say are the same kind of missiles in an October parade.
Secret American intelligence assessments have concluded that Iran has obtained a cache of advanced missiles, based on a Russian design, that are much more powerful than anything Washington has publicly conceded that Tehran has in its arsenal, diplomatic cables show.
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Monday, November 8th, 2010 | Post a comment

A cargo plane was targeted by terrorist who loaded two dogs up with explosives on a flight from Baghdad International Airport, formerly named Saddam International Airport, to Los Angeles
The Kamikaze canines – whose stomach had been stuffed with bombs and detonators – were discovered at Baghdad airport two years ago, French daily Le Figaro said.
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