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Terror on Trial: Politics as Usual
In a mid-term election year, is political rhetoric obscuring the real issues in the debate of trying the alleged Christmas Day bomber? Republicans have attacked the Obama Administration's decision to prosecute Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in civilian court, and administration officials are fighting back. Sara Terry guest hosts. Also, Iran raises international alarm with its uranium enrichment plans, and thanks to the Saints, New Orleans will "let the good times roll."
By Sara Terry • • 50m ListenIn a mid-term election year, is political rhetoric obscuring the real issues in the debate of trying the alleged Christmas Day bomber? Republicans have attacked the Obama Administration's decision to prosecute Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in civilian court, and administration officials are fighting back. Sara Terry guest hosts. Also, Iran raises international alarm with its uranium enrichment plans, and the "who dat" nation of the New Orleans Saints got more than a Super Bowl victory yesterday. It's the story of a city coming back to life.
Banner image: Assistant to US President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan (L) speaks as Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (R) listens during a media briefing at the White House January 7, 2010. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
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3 storiesIran Raises International Alarm with Uranium Enrichment Plans
Iran's nuclear ambitions are ratcheting up tensions again today. Today the Iranian government announced that it plans to begin enriching its stockpile of uranium for a medical reactor as early as Tuesday. The US, France and Russia have all called for stronger sanctions against the regime.
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Within the war on terror, there's another war going on, a political one. The Obama Administration says it's getting valuable information from the man accused of trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day. Conservatives say Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's case is being handled wrong, and that the government should be tougher on terror suspects.
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It was more than a win for a team that had never even made it to the Super Bowl, one whose fans used to come to games with paper bags over their heads and “aints” written across their foreheads.
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