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Search for answers, tighter security after attack
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The U.S. government tightened airline security as it searches for answers to how a 23-year-old Nigerian man eluded extensive systems intended to prevent attacks like his botched Christmas Day effort to blow up a Northwest flight from overseas.
Bomb suspect's teacher, family dismayed, shocked
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A Nigerian man who tried and failed to blow up a plane over Detroit "sneaked" into his native country the day before his botched Christmas Day attempt, leaving his father shocked and regretful, Nigeria's information minister said Sunday.
Witnesses: At least 4 Iranian protesters killed
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Iranian security forces on Sunday killed at least four people, including a nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, during the fiercest clashes with anti-government protesters in months, opposition Web sites and witnesses said.
Al-Qaida in Yemen threatened US
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An Al-Qaida operative in Yemen threatened the United States and said "we are carrying a bomb" in a video posted online four days before the botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight.
Winter weather leaves behind flooding concerns
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Snow and rain storms that have battered much of the country for days have started subsiding, leaving behind concerns about flooding in some areas.
Percy Sutton, attorney for Malcolm X, dies at 89
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Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, has died. He was 89.
Bomber kills 5 at Shiite gathering in Pakistan
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A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a large gathering of Shiite Muslims in the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Sunday, killing five people and wounding 80, said police.
Suspect identified in kidnapping of Phoenix girl
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When Phoenix police officer Mike Burns pulled near a brown pickup he suspected the two people inside were a kidnapper and his 5-year-old victim. When the truck raced off, he was sure.
Paper airplane virtuoso tests record aloft
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In the world of competitive paper airplane throwing, a 20-second flight is exceptional, 25 or better is world class.
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