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  • UK: 'Terror gang' may have been 'plotting to blow up shopping centre and nightclub'

    04/09/2009 6:37:47 AM PDT · by Stoat · 45 replies · 6,441+ views
    The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | April 9, 2009 | James Tozer
    Dramatic daylight terror raids on a university may have been linked to a plot to blow up a shopping centre or nightclub, police fear. Students at Liverpool John Moores University watched in shock yesterday as two men were hauled outside and forced to the ground by armed police.  Witnesses said the duo  -  students at the university's Business School  -  were wearing combat trousers and hiking jackets, and claimed there were rumours of 'a bomb' on the premises.  (edit) The raid was one of a series carried out simultaneously across the North-West in which 12 suspects believed to be...
  • UC Regent Moores resigns post

    11/12/2007 9:02:04 PM PST · by SmithL · 41+ views
    Contra Costa Times ^ | 11/12/7 | Matt Krupnick
    University of California Regent John Moores, a frequent critic of his fellow board members, has resigned from the panel, the university announced today. Moores, a San Diego resident and chairman of the San Diego Padres baseball team, was appointed to the board by Gov. Gray Davis in 1999. His resignation is effective immediately, and no reason for his decision was immediately available. Following the departure of former Regent Ward Connerly in 2005, Moores became the main voice of dissent on many issues. He often showed exasperation during debates and votes. Moores, like Connerly, opposed affirmative action in college admissions. In...