Little Evidence of Qaeda Plot Timed to Vote
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 - In early July, the Homeland security secretary, Tom Ridge, declared that credible intelligence showed Al Qaeda intended to launch a &quot;large-scale attack&quot; inside the United States to &quot;disrupt
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Entirely innocent supporters deported anyway Eight days ago the Sunday Times revealed the thwarting of yet another terror plot. In late January "a group of suspected Islamist suicide bombers were arrested in a secret security operation at Gatwick airport," the paper told us, going on to describe plans for "pairs of suicide bombers... to strap explosives to their bodies and blow themselves up on the rail and bus networks in Britain, France, Germany and Portugal."â¦
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U.S. officials hoping to stop a possible al Qaeda attack before the November election face the difficult task of providing enough security without scaring voters away from the polling stations.
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The bombers have not yet been identified, but an investigator said that the men were Pakistani.
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The threat of a terrorist attack on the United States still exists, but counterterrorism officials say there is a conspicuous lack of intelligence "chatter" being picked up.
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Police arrested two men on suspicion  of plotting to bomb a New York subway station and other  targets, but the case had no connection with next week's  Republican convention or al Qaeda, police said on Saturday.
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Early indicators show thin support for Musharraf in some key hubs, but a final tally is days away.
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No one can know for sure whether an al-Qaida loyalist had what it took to follow through on a suspected plot to bomb Hudson River train tunnels. He had no explosives and no detailed plan, and isn&#039;t believed to have visited New York, authorities said.
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U.N. measures aimed at crippling  al Qaeda have had little impact on the threat of terrorism and  need to be tightened, a panel of outside experts reported on  Thursday.
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The FBI has conducted thousands of  interviews and will step up efforts to thwart a possible attack  by al Qaeda in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 2 election,  senior U.S. officials said on Monday.
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Candidates focus on terrorism in reaction to assassination of Bhutto ... Poll: Many voters still bouncing among presidential candidates, especially on GOP side
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Strange twists may lie ahead in an  already suspenseful presidential race: a disputed ballot count,  an inconclusive vote ultimately resolved by lawmakers or even a  sentiment-shifting capture of Osama bin Laden are just a few  possibilities and bizarre twists.
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Spanish police arrested 14 suspected Islamic militants in early morning raids Saturday, and the interior minister said authorities suspect the men were plotting a terrorist attack in Barcelona. The suspects, 12 Pakistanis and two Indian nationals, were arrested less than two months before national elections in Spain, whose last vote in March 2004 was held in the wake of Europe's worst Islamic-linked terror attack. There are fears that Islamic militants could try a similar plot to disrupt this year's vote, scheduled for March 9. Read more
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Sympathy vote for Pakistan People's party expected to give it the edge in election beset by worries of attacks
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Amid fears of a possible terrorist attack, US authorities are tightening security for Tuesday's presidential election while taking pains not to discourage voters from turning out at the polls.
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A radical cleric's refusal to endorse the election foreshadowed a less than overwhelming voter turnout in Iraq.
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Concerns grow over inadequate US military intelligence about Taliban and Al Qaeda militants in Pakistan