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Obama vetoes 9/11 bill, set for showdown with CongressPresident Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation allowing families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, which could prompt Congress to overturn his decision with a rare veto override, the first of his presidency. More… |
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US-born Qaeda cleric killed in air attackAnwar al-Awlaki, a US-born cleric linked to al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, was killed in an air strike on Friday, Yemeni and US officials said, removing a 'global terrorist' high on a US wanted list. Awlaki's killing, if con More… |
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9/11 suspects to be tried in NYThe accused mastermind of Sept 11 attacks and four co-conspirators will be sent to New York for trial in a court near World Trade Center site, the Obama administration said on Friday, as it took a step toward closing the Guantanamo Bay p More… |
