Archive for January, 2010

A ‘dismal decade,’ with more to come

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a Avatara , torture for conservatives

Now that “Avatar” has been named the best motion picture drama by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, making it a front-runner in the Oscar sweepstakes, does it mean the terrorists have won? Judging from the anger the movie has generated in some conservative circles, one might think so.

Justice: Christmas bomb suspect handled correctly

Under growing criticism from Capitol Hill, the Justice Department on Thursday defended its decision to interrogate and arrest the suspected Christmas Day bomber as a criminal rather than an enemy combatant, saying it got actionable intelligence from him and would continue to do so even as he faces a trial.

US Tries to Enlist Yemen in Anti-Terror Fight

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman said that the government of Yemen has recently shown a new commitment to fighting the growing presence and influence of al-Qaida on its soil.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hosts Go Red Womena s Leadership…

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced today that the Firm’s Soundview Region’s Financial Advisors, in conjunction with the American Heart Association and the Go Red For Women Movement, will be hosting a Go Red Women’s Leadership Breakfast at the Firm’s Westchester campus on Friday, February 5 at 7:30 a.m, National Wear Red Day.

Thousands in Chico affected by storm-damaged poles

Thousands were plunged into darkness at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday when a powerful storm packing 60-mph wind gusts slammed into Chico.

‘Avatar’: Torture for conservatives

Now that “Avatar” has been named the best motion picture drama by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, making it a front-runner in the Oscar sweepstakes, does it mean the terrorists have won? Judging from the anger the movie has generated in some conservative circles, one might think so.

AP Enterprise: Tribe in Yemen protecting US cleric

A radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric suspected of ties to al-Qaida is in hiding in the remote mountains of Yemen under the protection of his tribe as he seeks to elude a manhunt, relatives and tribesmen say.

AP Enterprise: Tribe in Yemen protecting UScleric

A radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric suspected of ties to al-Qaida is in hiding in the remote mountains of Yemen under the protection of his tribe as he seeks to elude a manhunt, relatives and tribesmen say.

AP Enterprise: Tribe in Yemen protecting US cleric

File – This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.