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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A large explosion was reported in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning. The explosion happened in the area of Second Avenue and Broadway near Commerce Street

Wiretap Constraints Make US Mumbai Attack More Likely Maybe its because I am a New York who was on the island of Manhattan on 9/11 Watching both building collapse from my tv at my office at MTV networks.The stunned look of people trying to make contact with the outside world, just to tell a loved one loved we were ok. I remember driving over the 59th street bridge looking at the abyss that was once the world trade centers. . I remember being able to taste the air. That evening people started quietly streaming into my synagogue for evening services....

THIS DOESN'T SOUND like much of a Homeland Security triumph: The city's ports, considered a major target of terrorists, are about to be taken over by a firm based in the United Arab Emirates, a country with financial links to the Sept. 11 hijackers. Dubai Ports World is set to complete a $6.8 billion deal to purchase Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., a London company that already runs commercial port operations in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans and Miami. Color me unimpressed./posted at 08:50 AM by Glenn Reynolds

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This article was reported by Elisabeth Bumiller, Eric Lipton and David Johnston and written by Ms. Bumiller. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 - Despite hours of confrontational interviews by the White House counsel, Alberto R. Gonzales, the Bush administration failed to get a full picture of the legal and ethical problems of Bernard B. Kerik, its nominee for homeland security secretary, a government official said on Tuesday. In addition, the White House did not consult with the one person in the West Wing who knew the most about Mr. Kerik's background, Frances Townsend, because Ms. Townsend, President Bush's adviser on homeland security...

In 2002, the spokesman for FBI director Robert Mueller memorably described the American Muslim Council (AMC) as the "the most mainstream Muslim group in the United States." A year later, the Catholic bishops called the AMC "the premier, mainstream Muslim group in Washington." Its founder and long-time chief, Abdurahman Alamoudi, was a Washington fixture. He had many meetings with both Clintons in the White House and once joined George W. Bush at a prayer service dedicated to victims of the 9/11 attacks. Alamoudi arranged a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner for congressional leaders. He six times lectured abroad for the State Department...

<p>As the nation lurches from orange to yellow on the terror alert scale for the fourth time, Arizona officials are considering not following the federal moves in the future.</p> <p>"It creates incredible problems: overtime, financial, functional," said Frank Navarrete, the state's homeland security director. "It's not quite to the point where it creates havoc, but it's quite disruptive."</p>