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The Robinsons: Unlikely trio on terror watch list more similar news »
Californian James Robinson loves tennis, swimming and flying to the East Coast to see his grandmother. But there's one problem: The 8-year-old has difficulty flying because his name matches one on the government's terrorist "watch list." So do James Robinson, a former U.S. attorney, and James Robinson, a commercial pilot and retired Air National Guard brigadier general.
Tue Aug 19, 2008 more from this source»»
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Young Obama impatient for change, friends say more similar news »
As a young man, Barack Obama idolized civil rights leaders. "Reading about people not that much older than me who had gone to jail and suffered beatings in order to liberate a people," he said, "I thought there's something powerful about that." But Obama was born too late to join the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s movement. So he did the next best thing.
Tue Aug 19, 2008 more from this source»»
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Pakistani president's resignation accepted more similar news »
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation today after weeks of pressure to relinquish power. "For the interest of the nation, I have decided to resign as president," he said. Local media reports said Musharraf had been granted "safe passage" out of the country. Musharraf has been a keen ally of the West in the fight on terror.
Tue Aug 19, 2008 more from this source»»
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High-tech crime-fighting tool or Big Brother? more similar news »
It's the stuff movies are made of: Determined police officers shadow a suspect as he drives around town, waiting for his next move, always careful not to lose him -- and all without leaving their desks. But because investigators often track using GPS without a warrant, privacy advocates raise concerns about police being able to monitor innocent people 24 hours a day.
Tue Aug 19, 2008 more from this source»»
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