Intelligence chiefs warn of growing US terror threat
Western recruits flow to al Qaeda camps on the Pakistan border boosting the group's capacity to strike the United States. McConnell testifies that al Qaeda is improving its ability to identify train and position operatives for homeland attacks while noting fewer major US or allied strikes recently. He cites battlefield setbacks in Iraq but warns of shifting resources to attacks abroad and mentions global fragmentation, Russia China and OPEC influence plus Iran and North Korea nuclear defiance. Hayden confirms waterboarded detainees and says the practice is discontinued.
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies at 91 in Netherlands home
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of Transcendental Meditation and mentor to the Beatles, died at his home in Vlodrop, Netherlands, reportedly aged 91. Spokesman Bob Roth said the death occurred around 7 p.m. of natural causes related to age. The article notes TM’s rise from counterculture to medical legitimacy and its arrival in the United States in 1959.
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Power outage lingers in Chenzhou central China
Shi Ying and others seek shelter in a hotel with a generator as a 12 day blackout grips Chenzhou in Hunan province. Residents face candlelight New Year with no TV or radio and little information on when utilities will return. State Electricity Regulatory Commission reports partial restoration followed by renewed outages after three hours.
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Gates Won't Estimate War Costs for 2009
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a realistic estimate of next year's war costs is nearly impossible due to unknown troop levels in Iraq this fall. He testifies before House and Senate armed services committees alongside Admiral Michael Mullen, who notes violence in Iraq has subsided while Afghanistan faces rising insurgency and drug trade. Gates and Mullen seek a $588.3 billion defense request for 2009, with only $70 billion for war costs. Democrats criticize lack of transparency, citing deficits and uncertain funding beyond the current year.
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Call for cease-fire as Chad coup falters
Chad's rebel leaders urged a cease-fire on Tuesday amid a faltering coup against President Idriss Deby. More than 1,000 casualties were reported by Red Cross officials in Geneva as fighting eased outside N'Djamena. France offered to use its 1,900 troops under U.N. authorization to shield the government while humanitarian groups warned of deteriorating conditions for Darfuri refugees and residents who fled to Cameroon.
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