Attacks

New Report Pinpoints Terrorism 'Hot Spots' In U.S.

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 01.31.2012

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A study of nearly 40 years of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil reveals that nearly a third took place in just five major urban "hot spots": New York, Lo...

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Michael Dukakis on Campaign Jujitsu, Improving Obama's Communications Strategy, and Where Occupy Should Go Next

Matt Bieber | Posted 02.25.2012

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Do you think the kind of guy that Dukakis was as a politician, unabashedly liberal, blue collar, rode the subway to work -- has that model been eclipsed? Could Dukakis have been successful in today's environment?

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Did Apple Just Get Hacked?

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 09.02.2011

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Hackers have targeted Apple in its latest security attack. The group, AntiSec, posted a message to Twitter on Sunday claiming to have gained access...

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Did Apple Just Get Hacked?

wsj.com | IAN SHERR | Posted 09.02.2011

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A group of computer hackers on Sunday posted a document it claimed contains usernames and passwords for an Apple Inc. server, the latest in a string o...

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Gunmen Kill Saudi Consulate Driver In Pakistan

AP | MOHAMMAD FAROOQ and ASHRAF KHAN | Posted 07.15.2011

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KARACHI, Pakistan — Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a Saudi diplomat as he was driving in Pakistan's largest city on Monday, just days aft...

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Twin Attacks on Our Clean Energy Future

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Where Proposition 23 is a blatant assault, Proposition 26 is more like a sneak attack. It's confusing, badly written, and pretending to be something it's not.

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PHOTOS: Wild Animals That Should Stay Wild -- Terrible Attacks That Could Have Been Avoided

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

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We are big animal fans at HuffPost Green, and while many animals make great domestic pets, there are some that never fully acclimate to humans, even w...

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Schumer: Success In Iraq A "50/50" Proposal (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunday's twin bombings in Iraq were the first topic of discussion on NBC's Meet The Press Sunday morning. The attacks killed at least 147 and wounded ...

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Senator Carl Levin: US Should Consider Drone Attacks On Al-Qaida In Yemen

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A Senate chairman said Wednesday that the U.S. should consider airstrikes, armed drones and clandestine operations in Yemen to defe...

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Monterrico Torture: Mining Company Accused Of Torture In Peru

The Guardian | Ian Cobain | Posted 05.25.2011

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A British mining corporation is facing a multimillion-pound claim for damages after protesters were detained and allegedly tortured at an opencast cop...

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Police Terror Alert: 'Mumbai Is Coming To London'

The Sunday Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a briefing in the City of London 12 days ago, a senior detective from SO15, the Metropolitan police counter-terrorism command, said: "Mumbai is com...

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Holder Pushes Hate Crime Bill in Wake of Recent Wave of Hate

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hate has always been present. But the recent spike in violence against immigrants is being fanned by the flames of the anger and hateful rhetoric being voiced in the debate over immigration.

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The Taj is Burning

Mallika Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Attacks, Mumbai, Mumbai Hotel Shootings, Terrorism, Mumbai Attacks, Mumbai Terrorism, Politics News

These are the places -- the Taj, the Oberoi Hotel, Cafe Leopold -- that are not touched by the religious tensions, the poverty, the harsh realities of a city -- a country, region and world -- that has extremes of every kind.

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13 Days Out: Giving McCain's Attacks the Contempt They Deserve

Jesse Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Then there's McCain's "hate calls." The pushback there isn't just coming from us...

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Sarah Again

Lloyd Garver | Posted 05.25.2011

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Palin is the hired gun for John McCain. Seems like she'll go anywhere to be the "attack dog" as they say in politics. Some of the things that she says are pretty startling. The rest are just ridiculous.

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Why Barack Obama Is Winning -- And Why McCain's Cynicism Is Losing

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's the two key things you need to know about the Palin-McCain campaign's cynical new line of attack: 1. Barack Obama is way ahead of John McCain ...

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Battling On... To The Bitter End

Robert Silvers | Posted 05.25.2011

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The PA results demonstrate that Clinton's acrimony and accusation aren't changing the dynamics of the race; it's just poisoning the well, instead, convincing Hillary's supporters that Obama is unfit to lead.

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Kerrey Says Obama Attended A Secular Madrasa

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former senator Bob Kerrey, who recently endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, said during a television appearance on Monday that her ...

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