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USS Cole bombing suspect to be tried by U.S. military commission

 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Prosecutors in the Office of Military Commissions announced on Friday they intend to ask the convening authority to refer new charges under the recently-enacted Military Commissions Act of 2009 against Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri, in connection with the bombing of the USS Cole in the port of Aden, Yemen, in

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Shadegg wants probe of FBI's handling of Nidal Hasan investigation

 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congressman John Shadegg (Republican, Arizona) issued the following comments on Friday after sending a letter signed by 25 other Members of Congress demanding that FBI Director Robert Mueller provide answers to questions about the halted investigation of Nidal Malik Hasan:  “While there are many facts still unfolding about what led Army Maj. Nidal

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Eye-opening Elderhostel course examined history of Crypto Jews in New Mexico

By Janis Colton CHEVY CHASE, Maryland– Over the past few years, I had glimpses of the world of Sephardic Jewish history that streamed from the period of the Inquisition, but no real knowledge about these Jewish ancestors. Finally, this past summer (July 2009), my husband Bob, another couple and I signed up for an Elderhostel

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Young actor to shave head for role and cancer victims

BEFORE—Joey Landwehr and Daniel Myers with hair intact; both plan to shave their heads to aid cancer victims. ______________________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Daniel Myers, a junior at High Tech High School, always took pride in his hair, which at one point he wore in what some called a Jewfro.  As an actor with

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Israeli commentary on Obama increasingly views him in Palestinian camp

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There has been a worrisome shift in Israeli commentary on President Obama’s efforts to force peace between Israel and Palestine.   A prominent emphasis had focused on the President’s naivete, what one called a “childish” assumption that his engagement could bring the parties to positions they had not taken on their own.  

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Christian legal group tells 'rules' for Christmas in schools

SAN DIEGO–The Rutherford Institute, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based-group which defends Christian religious practices in First Amendment cases, has issued “The Twelve Rules of Christmas” opining for Christians what kind of Christmas activities U.S. courts have found to be legal. Because church and state issues frequently affect the Jewish community, San Diego Jewish World  here reprints the “rules” as a

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Anti-gun group seeks ban on Belgian weapon used by Nidal Hasan

WASHINGTON, DC–In a letter sent Thursday to the White House, America’s six national gun violence prevention (GVP) organizations–the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Violence Policy Center, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Freedom States Alliance, Legal Community Against Violence, and States United to Prevent Gun Violence–as well as 21 state and regional GVP groups strongly

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Senate committee begins Ft. Hood massacre probe

  WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (Independent, Connecticut), and Ranking Member Susan Collins (Republican, Maine) Thursday opened their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, with testimony from witnesses expert in the military, Islamist extremism and self-radicalization, and federal intelligence collection

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Minnesota man charged with aiding terrorists in Somalia

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–A federal indictment against Omer Abdi Mohamed, age 24, was unsealed on Thursday, following the Minneapolis man’s arrest and initial appearance in court. The indictment, returned by a federal grand jury on Tuesday of this week, charges Mohamed, also known as “Brother Omer” and “Galeyr,” with conspiracy to provide material support to

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ACLU, Americans United demand public school graduation ceremonies be moved from Cathedral

ENFIELD, Connecticut (Press Release) – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Connecticut and Americans United for Separation of Church and State on Wednesday demanded that school officials in Enfield stop holding high school graduation ceremonies at a Christian church and instead hold them at any of a number of secular locations available in the

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