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Flight Diverted Because of Christmas Ornament

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 1) -- A spokesman says a Northwest Airlines flight from Detroit was briefly diverted to Tennessee after someone found a suspicious package that turned out to be a Christmas ornament. Delta Air Lines spokesman Carlos Santos wasn't sure who found the package midway through the flight to Orlando, Fla.,...

Should Obama Be in Washington?

(Dec. 31) -- At a morning story conference for Politics Daily, our colleague Lynn Sweet mentioned that in the wake of the abortive terrorist attack aboard Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day, President Obama has been on the receiving end of criticism for remaining on holiday in Hawaii while details of this crisis...

Protection or Privacy? Plot Renews Debate

WASHINGTON (Dec. 29) – Body scans, metal detectors, pat-downs, carry-on luggage searches. Is there no privacy? As investigators piece together how a Nigerian man listed on a terrorist database slipped through security with explosive powder in his underpants, airline passengers have been left standing in longer...

Is Yemen the New Afghanistan?

WASHINGTON (Dec. 28) -- A plot to to blow up an airliner over Detroit. The shooting rampage at Fort Hood. The attack on the USS Cole. What could they possibly have in common? Call it the Yemen connection. The botched attempt by a Nigerian man to bring down a Northwest Airlines jet over Detroit on Christmas Day is the...

Plane Terror Suspect Wasn't Seen as Threat

WASHINGTON (Dec. 27) - The alleged Christmas Day terrorist had been in one of the U.S. government's many terror databases since November, which is when his father brought him to the attention of embassy officials in Nigeria. However, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab came to the attention of intelligence officials months before...