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A Maryland man was charged with conspiracy to help a terrorist organization after he boasted that he went to Pakistan, attended terrorist training camps and agreed to provide whatever assistance was necessary, prosecutors said Thursday. Mahmud Faruq Brent, of Gwynn Oak, Md., was charged after a New York musician arrested on similar charges in May agreed to meet with him and let the FBI record the encounter, according to a joint release by federal prosecutors, the FBI and New York police. Brent was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan with conspiracy to provide material...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Three American Muslims accused of undergoing paramilitary training in hopes of joining up with the Taliban were convicted Thursday of conspiring to support terrorism. Prosecutors said the three were part of a "Virginia jihad network" that used paintball games in 2000 and 2001 to train for holy war around the globe. After the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the group allegedly focused efforts on defending the Taliban. Masoud Khan, 34, of Gaithersburg, Md., was convicted of the most serious charges, including conspiracy to levy war against the United States and conspiracy to contribute services to the...

<p>FBI agents have arrested eight men in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania in a suspected scheme by Islamic extremists to engage in "holy jihad" to drive India out of the disputed Kashmir territory in South Asia.</p> <p>The men, along with three others, were named in a 41-count federal grand jury indictment handed up in U.S. District Court in Alexandria accusing them of conspiracy to "prepare for and engage in violent jihad" against foreign targets in Kashmir, the Philippines and Chechnya. Nine of the 11 were identified as U.S. citizens.</p>

<p>PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — A judge found enough evidence Thursday to order U.S. bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman (search), his son and brother to stand trial on criminal charges for capturing a fugitive American heir.</p> <p>Judge Jose de Jesus Pineda freed two other Americans, producer Jeff Sells and actor Boris Krutonog, but found that the Chapmans should be charged with criminal association and deprivation of liberty -- similar to kidnapping without requesting a ransom.</p>

A favorite song of mine is the instant classic by Fleetwood Mac, "Little Lies." This song repeatedly uses these two lines, "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies." The first subject, as you might have guessed, is Hillary Clinton's new book, jocularly entitled "Living History." Two of the women in the street who made comments on TV about Hillary and her book came close to the truth. One said, "Well, that's her story." Another said, "She had to believe that." We are dealing, of course, with the only non-boring part of Hillary's tome, the few paragraphs about Bill and...

Mexico Releases Bounty Hunter Chapman Sat Jun 21, 5:59 PM ET PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico - Mexican immigration authorities released on Saturday Hawaii-based bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and four other Americans who were arrested Wednesday after reportedly capturing one of California's most-wanted fugitives. AP Photo Chapman, his brother Timothy, his son Leland, reality TV producer Jeff Sells and actor Boris Krutonog were charged Friday with illegal deprivation of liberty and criminal association in connection with the capture of convicted rapist and cosmetics heir Andrew Luster. On Thursday, authorities expelled Luster to the United States, where he is appealing a 124-year...

Congressional race takes a side road on the who's-who issue By Jayson Larson A week ago this Saturday, Ron Chapman, the Democratic political candidate for Dist. 5 U.S. Congress, stood on the Henderson County courthouse lawn trying to convince voters he will bring a "common-sense approach" to Washington, D.C. A little bit later in the day, Jeb Hensarling brought Ron Chapman to Republican Party headquarters to get his endorsement. Confused? Depending on which campaign you speak to, so are voters. The Chapman who dished out the endorsement would be the longtime Dallas radio disc jockey whose unmistakable voice was heard...

Hensarling-Chapman Race Remains Tight Former National Republican Senatorial Committee executive director Jeb Hensarling (R) enjoyed a 6-point lead over former Dallas County judge Ron Chapman(D) in the open 5th district race, according to a poll conducted for Hensarling's campaign. Hensarling took 39 percent of the vote to 33 percent for Chapman in the Baselice & Associates survey. In the field from Aug. 11 to 13, the poll's sample was 400 likely voters with a 4.9 percent margin of error. In a generic ballot question 46 percent said they would support a Republican candidate while 33 percent said they would back...

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