Four U.S.
Senators are pursuing legislation they believe would fix the "mistake" President Obama made with the man who allegedly failed to blow up a Christmas Day flight into Detroit. That "mistake" was treating him like a serious criminal, tossing him in jail and planning a trial.
Source:
http://rawstory.com/2009/2010/01/aclu-oppose-making-constitution-optional/
White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan was briefed in October on an assassination attempt by Al Qaeda that investigators now believe used the same underwear bombing technique as the Nigerian suspect who tried to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, U.S. intelligence and administration officials tell NEWSWEEK.
There is no more solemn duty for an American��commander-in-chief than the martialling of "all elements of American power" - the phrase Obama himself used on Monday - to protect the people of the United States.
In that key respect, Obama failed on Christmas Day, just as President George W.
The Netherlands said Wednesday it will begin using full body scanners on all passengers taking flights to the United States, following the attempted terrorist attack on a U.S.-bound flight on Christmas Day.
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http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/30/airline.terror.schiphol/index.html
#8: The Taxable Gift - nothing says "Merry Christmas" like an email saying the value of your gift will appear on your W-2 as an income-related item. Sometimes it's better to get nothing at all... And yes, fruit cake did make the list.
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http://www.portfolio.com/interactive-features/2009/11/ten-worst-holiday-gifts/
A woman jumped the barriers in St.
Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday.
Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091224/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_christmas
