Obama backs ACORN inquiry amid video scandal
President Obama said an investigation is needed into the hidden camera footage showing ACORN workers advising a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp on housing aid. The remarks come as ACORN faces scrutiny over voter registration fraud and past embezzlement linked to its founder’s brother.
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Bomb-making notes link airport shuttle driver to terror plot
FBI documents show Najibullah Zazi, an airport shuttle driver from Denver area, allegedly involved in a terror plot with handwritten bomb formulas found on a laptop. Fingerprints on batteries and a scale, plus admission of al Qaida training, place him at center of investigation alongside his father Mohammed Zazi and Ahmad Afzali.
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Eid al Fitr sparks Iraqi travels to Kurdish region
Iraqi Muslims mark Eid al Fitr with many traveling to the Kurdish north seeking safety, steady power, cooler weather, and fewer restrictions. Kurds eased entry and advertised tours to lure visitors from rest of Iraq, amid improved security after years of violence.
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New York City housekeeping chief arrested in hotel killing
Derrick Prailey, a longtime housekeeping manager at the Jumeriah Essex House near Central Park, was arrested after Dubai businesswoman Andree Bejjani was found dead in a condo room. Bejjani, 44, was nude face down with a slashed throat and a rope around her neck. authorities ruled strangulation as the cause. Police noted no clear link to an attorney for Prailey and could not confirm if he has one. The hotel and police described the arrest as connected to Bejjani’s death.
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