CIA chief warns al Qaida threat escalates toward homeland
CIA Director George Tenet told Congress the al Qaida threat has risen to levels seen before 9/11. He cited attacks in Yemen Kuwait and Bali and warned of multi theater plots against oil shipments and U S targets while noting no change to the elevated risk level.
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Witness provides phony sniper tale in Maryland case
Police say a witness described seeing a sniper fire with an assault rifle and flee in a cream van, but investigators found the account false. Prosecutors review potential charges for filing a false statement as detectives compare testimonies about the Home Depot shooting in Virginia.
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White House cut reduces government credit card abuse
The six month crackdown led to canceled hundreds of thousands of accounts and reduced delinquent travel card accounts from 13 percent to seven. Agencies blocked improper vendors including casinos and adult venues, with HUD reporting travel debt dropping sharply. Mitchell Daniels Jr. warned that many agencies still lack control and called for real procedural changes.
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Baltimore man charged in deadly row house fire
Darrell Brooks, 21, charged with murder and arson in a three story Baltimore home fire that killed Angela Dawson and her five children. Darnell Dawson Sr. survived with severe burns after jumping from a second story window. Police cite neighborhood drug activity complaints.
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North Korea vows to become eighth nuclear power
U S officials call North Korea objectives troubling and troubling the Bush administration explores options after Pyongyang acknowledges pursuing a nuclear weapons program. Bolton met with Chinese officials while White House officials seek a peaceful solution amid uncertainty over actual capability.
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