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Tom Tancredo defends his presidential campaign's TV ad

Tom Tancredo justified his presidential campaign's TV ad connecting illegal immigration to terrorism.

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British Court Agrees to Extradite Radical Cleric to US

A British court has ruled that radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges.

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Google meets Sherlock Holmes

Soon after 9-11, Americans wondered aloud: How did our guardians miss the clues" Suspects on watch lists had moved money in curious ways. “Chatter” had risen in recent months. A visitor to the country had offered cash to learn how to fly—but not land—a jetliner. In hindsight, these telltale nuggets provided evidence of the terror to come.

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Brown: airports, public spaces need better protection against car bombs

As Britain’s terrorism minister warned of a 30-year battle against extremists, Premier Gordon Brown unveiled plans Wednesday to tighten defenses against car bombs at British airports and rail stations.

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Pakistani cricket legend to face terrorism charges

Pakistani police arrested cricket legend Imran Khan and said he would be charged under anti-terrorism laws after he emerged from hiding to join a student protest on Wednesday.

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China sentences men to death for planning terrorism

Four men in China have been sentenced to death and two others given life sentences for planning acts of terrorism. Six men from China's far western province of Xinjiang have been found guilty of planning bomb attacks using 16 kilograms of stolen explosives.

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North Korea demands to be taken off US terror list

A failure by the United States to take North Korea off a list of state sponsors of terrorism could give the North a justification for walking away from six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.

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N.Korea says ready to join US in fighting terrorism

North Korea announced it was willing to cooperate with its traditional foe the United States in fighting terrorism, and thanked the U.S. for its recent help in rescuing North Korean sailors.

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Italian police raid suspected terrorist cell

Italian police have launched dawn raids in Milan, targeting about 20 people suspected of recruiting suicide bombers for attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ANSA news agency reported.

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EU seeks new tools to fight terrorism

The EU's 27 states bloc's executive Commission are proposing to lay down a anti-terrorism measures that will include collecting data on air travellers and cracking down on militant Web sites.

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Extremists train children to plot attacks against Britain

Terrorists are training young people to carry out attacks in Britain, the domestic spy agency reported. Jonathan Evans, who became head of MI5 agency in April, also warned that vital resources needed to tackle terrorism are being diverted to counter the espionage threat from Russia and China.

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Men jailed over Madrid bombings start hunger strike

Ten men who were jailed this week for their role in the 2004 Madrid train bombings have gone on hunger strike to protest against their sentences, a spokesman for the Spanish prison authorities said.

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