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Congress to Hold Hearing on American Muslims; Protest Planned

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says affiliates of al-Qaida are radicalizing some American Muslims and that he plans to hold hearings on the threat they pose to the U.S. Republican Rep. Peter King of New York tells CNN's "State of the Union" that he sees an international movement with...

Color-Coded Terror Warnings to Be Gone by April 27

WASHINGTON -- By the end of April, terror threats to the U.S. will no longer be described in shades of green, blue, yellow, orange and red, The Associated Press has learned. The nation's color-coded terror warning system will be phased out beginning this week, according to government officials familiar with the plan. The...

Is WikiLeaks a Terrorist Organization? Rep. Peter King Thinks So

(Nov. 29) -- Journalists have called Julian Assange's WikiLeaks project a revolution in the way news gets to the public. Governments, not surprisingly, are less enthused about the shadowy Australian and his international network of information gatherers, but so far, they've been unable to do much about it. Now, with the...

Opinion: What Happens to Guantanamo, KSM Now?

(Nov. 9) -- If President Barack Obama thought emptying Guantanamo and trying terrorists in civilian courts was tough before, he hasn't seen anything yet. In one of the first acts of his new administration, President Barack Obama signed an executive order calling for closing the much ballyhooed detention center at...

Border Drones Plagued by Mishaps, Pilot Shortage

WASHINGTON (July 16) -- Despite high-profile support for flying unmanned aircraft along the U.S. border with Mexico, the camera-equipped drones are far from a technological magic bullet for fighting illegal immigration. Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee highlights a number of problems facing...