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Justice Department Opts Not to Appeal 37-Year-Sentence of Al-Qaida-Trained Terrorist

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  An al-Qaida-trained terrorist convicted of a plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport at the millennium will retain his 37-year sentence after the Justice Department opted not to appeal the punishment, the Associated Press reports. The Justice Department had called for the death penalty, but said it’s satisfied because Ahmed Ressam will…

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State AG: Border Patrol Agents Used Justified Deadly Force in Maine Home Shooting

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two border patrol agents who opened fire inside a Maine home while responding to a domestic disturbance in June were justified in using deadly force, the state Attorney General’s office said Tuesday, the Bangor Daily News reports.  Investigators said the agents, James Tierney and Chris Demanski, returned fire after the home’s 75-year-old…

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