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Sweet Deal Unlikely for Alleged 'Underwear Bomber'

(Sept. 14) -- Short of handing over Osama bin Laden, the "underwear bomber" accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day isn't likely to strike up a deal with prosecutors that will set him free any time soon, legal experts say. "I don't think they're going to be flexible, short of him giving them...

Underwear Bomber Suspect Due in Court

DETROIT (Sept. 13) -- A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up an international flight near Detroit on Christmas is returning to court for the first time since January, following disclosures that his lawyers have talked to prosecutors several times about a plea deal. U.S. Marshals Service / AP Umar Farouk...

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...

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Yahoo's board of directors, at a glance

-Carol Bartz, the departing CEO of Yahoo Inc., shook up the board during her two-and-a-half year tenure, bringing in four new directors to replace five that left.

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