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Donald Trump reaffirmed his stance on restricting individuals on the terror watch list from being able to purchase firearms, despite Republican objections. "We have to make sure that people that are terrorists or have even an inclination toward terrorism cannot buy weapons, guns," Trump told ABC's White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl in an interview that will air Sunday on "This Week."

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The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and interviews. FBI officials issued approvals after the fact to justify their actions. E-mails obtained by The Washington Post detail how counterterrorism officials inside FBI headquarters did not follow their own procedures that were put in place to protect civil liberties. The stream of urgent requests for phone records also overwhelmed the FBI communications analysis unit with work that ultimately was not connected to...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 — A day after President Bush's speech to the United Nations, many Democrats are still tormented and uncertain over Iraq, not ready to give President Bush a blank check to wage war, yet wary about opposing him.The party's dilemma comes after a year in which Democrats tried to hug Mr. Bush closely on the war on terrorism but turn the political debate to domestic issues. Iraq has changed the equation. As the issue moves to center stage in Congress, many Democrats are showing clear misgivings about Mr. Bush's policy. But their positions are complicated by the fears...