Commentary

WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama scolded 20 of his highest-level officials last Tuesday over the botched Christmas Day terror attack on an airliner bound for Detroit, taking them jointly to task for “a screw-up that could have been disastrous” and should have been avoided…

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On Sept. 11, 2001, four U.S. jetliners were taken over by terrorists with links to al Qaeda, a militant terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden. Two of the hijacked airliners were flown into the World Trade Center towers in NewYork City; a third severely damaged the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., and a fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pa., after a group of passengers attempted to seize the plane from the hijackers…

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Critical test vote set for early Monday

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Legislation combines money for the military with more help for jobless

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Climate talks show he prefers small results to none at all

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After talks with holdout, majority leader says he intends to reveal final bill

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Sen. Ben Nelson agrees to give the 60th, deciding vote for Senate passage of sweeping legislation.

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