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Two Democrats signed on to a Republican bill that would prevent any funds from being spent on prosecuting Guantánamo Bay suspects in U.S. federal court.
While President Barack Obama still hasn't ruled out Manhattan as a site for the Sept. 11 terror trial, New Yorkers are expected to troop to City Hall tomorrow - weather permitting - to sound off against the idea.
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria), who heads the City Council's public safety committee, yesterday scheduled the hearing for 1 p.m. tomorrow.
WASHINGTON - The feds may still try the 9/11 terror thugs near Ground Zero, President Obama said yesterday, shocking critics.
"I have not ruled it out, but I think it's important for us to take into account the practical, logistical issues involved," Obama told CBS News anchor Katie Couric.
WASHINGTON - No, maybe he can't.
President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents had failed, and fix the nation's health care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress.
Rep. Peter King was interviewed by John Gambling on why Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair wouldn't answer why Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab talking to interrogators now was being made public. To listen click here.
Raising the specter of a nuclear blast in Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg Wednesday insisted that the federal government start pumping a significant amount of money to help the city defend against nuclear terrorism.
The nation’s top spy says politics is hindering the ability of intelligence officials to deal with the aftermath of the Christmas Day bombing attempt.
The public interest group, Judicial Watch, announced on Tuesday that a court order, issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, states the Central Intelligence Agency must give Judicial Watch documents regarding congressional briefings on "enhanced interrogation techniques” by April 15 of this year.
The Coast Guard's Maritime Security and Safety Team for New York City would be eliminated in President Barack Obama's 2011 budget, drawing a protest yesterday from Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford).
Coast Guard spokesman Dan LaBrec confirmed that New York was among the five teams being decommissioned, leaving seven to operate on a more regional basis.