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May 22, 2013 — Two years after the death of Osama bin Laden, the U.S. continues to warn of the threat posed by the terrorist organization he led. As part of our "Looking Ahead" series, Peter Bergen, CNN national security analyst and author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad, talks about the future of al-Qaida.
May 21, 2013 — The government has argued that the classified images could spark violence against Americans abroad.
May 21, 2013 — There is word of another controversial leak investigation by the Department of Justice. The target is Fox News reporter James Rosen, who was monitored by the department after breaking a story about North Korea's nuclear weapons program in 2009.
May 20, 2013 — There is one place in the country where a law enforcement agency can trace a gun found at a crime scene back to a buyer: the ATF's National Tracing Center in West Virginia. But the tracing process is usually tedious, involving multiple phone calls and searching, by hand, through paper records.
May 20, 2013 — President Obama is scheduled to give a major address on national security Thursday, and the Guantanamo Bay prison is expected to feature prominently. Obama had promised to shutter the facility when he first took office, but that has proven more difficult than he expected.
Canada Responds to an American Tragedy
Sep 19, 2001 — The tragedy has touched people in Canada as well. Memorial services were held all over that country on Friday, including one that drew more than 75 thousand people to Parliament Hill. Karen Kelly is an American freelance reporter living in Ottawa. She describes the experience of being in Canada during an American crisis. Go to full article
From the "Bunker": the NYS Emergency Mangement Office
Sep 19, 2001 — Workers at the New York State Emergency Management Office remain very active as the continue with rescue and recovery efforts at ground zero in Manhattan. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article
SUNY Plattsburgh Holds Disaster Teach-In
Sep 19, 2001 — A teach-in is scheduled for 1 pm at Plattsburgh State, allowing students and teachers and the greater Plattsburgh community a chance to discuss and learn about the potential local, national and global impacts of last week's national catastrophes. Jody Tosti reports. Go to full article
Star Lake Mourns Shannon Adams, Lost in the World Trade Center Disaster
Sep 19, 2001 — Yesterday, the disaster's terrible echo hit the North Country. In Star Lake, more than seven hundred people gathered to remember Shannon Adams, a local man missing in the... Go to full article
People: Jonathan Slater, professor?on a Student Bus to NYC
Sep 18, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Jonathan Slater, a Plattsburgh State professor, who accompanied three charter busloads of students heading to New York City last weekend for their... Go to full article
Flying Home
Sep 18, 2001 — David Sommerstein returned from vacation in New Mexico over the weekend. Instead of the usual hustle and bustle at airports, he found a subdued and alert type of air travel.... Go to full article
NYS Legislature Passes Anti-Terrorism Bills in Special Session
Sep 18, 2001 — At the request of Governor Pataki, the New York State Senate and Assembly have passed anti-terrorism legislation in a special session held Monday morning. Karen DeWitt... Go to full article
Home Safe, Mohawk Ironworkers Ready to Return for Cleanup
Sep 18, 2001 — Many Mohawk ironworkers who were near the World Trade Center last Tuesday came home safely to the Akwesasne reservation near Massena. David Sommerstein reports some of them... Go to full article
People: Abul Knondker, North Country Muslim Leader
Sep 17, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with a leader of the Muslim community in Potsdam. Abul Khondker remains hopeful there will be no retribution in the North Country. Go to full article
Akwesasne Mohawk Community Safe; Other Families Grieve
Sep 17, 2001 — Union officials from the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation say all of their workers have been accounted for. Other families in the North Country are facing a terrible loss in the... Go to full article
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