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Terrorist's clues unravel plot
WASHINGTON -- The man accused of plotting with al-Qaida to detonate a 'dirty bomb' inside the United States was a protege of a top lieutenant of Osama bin Laden, traveling at his mentor's request to meet with other terrorists and using the Internet to research how to build a radioactive weapon, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Party backs Graham's drug bill The Democratic senator's idea is now the rival to a Republican plan in a race to offer a prescription drug benefit for seniors before November's election. Furor rocks diplomat's boat wishes A brouhaha erupts when the new head of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba wants to take his boat with him. He doesn't. 9-11 funds aren't spent $2.3-billion has been collected by charities since the terrorist attacks, but a survey finds almost half has not yet been disbursed. Fighting terror notebook Exclusion of FBI, CIA questioned Troops battle terrain, not al-Qaida SULEIMAN KHEL, Afghanistan -- Sweeping into the Suleiman Khel valley near the Pakistan border at dawn, about 300 U.S. troops were told to expect heavy resistance from al-Qaida or Taliban fighters. Instead their battle was against rugged terrain and merciless heat. Many fear 'loya jirga' vote is already a done deal KABUL, Afghanistan -- A long-awaited national assembly convened Tuesday to choose a new government, but the day's events were so scripted to favor Hamid Karzai, chairman of the current interim government, that his continuation in power seemed almost a foregone conclusion. Embraced Islam at Taco Bell job FORT LAUDERDALE -- It was not in his jail cell, but while working at a Taco Bell with his girlfriend that suspected Islamic terrorist Jose Padilla embraced his new faith, his former manager said Tuesday. Atta's al-Qaida recruiter identified HAMBURG, Germany -- Investigators of the Sept. 11 plot have identified the man who recruited Mohamed Atta and other Hamburg-based hijackers into al-Qaida and believe that the suspect, a German citizen of Syrian origin, played a key role in linking Atta with the terrorist network's leadership in Afghanistan, U.S. and German officials told the Washington Post. From AP: special links on the terrorist attacks and aftermath • Sharon and Arafat: Old foes on parallel paths • FBI's Most Wanted terrorists • Afghanistan in Depth • Panoramic view of tragedy • Satellite view of Ground Zero • Flashpoint: Afghanistan • Multimedia Coverage of the Terror Attacks • Latest News on the Terror Attacks • Updated List of Victims • Terror Attack Multimedia Gallery • Terror's Path: An Interactive Map • Missing: A Multimedia Essay • Terror Attack: Minute by Minute • Terror Attack: Tower Collapse • Terrorists Attack: Video Gallery • Aftermath Photo Gallery • Day of Terror Photo Gallery National headlines [an error occurred while processing this directive]
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