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Murtha Aide Threatened Me: GOP Opponent

Army vet says staffer warned about a possible court-martial

(Newser) - John Murtha's 2008 Republican challenger has accused an aide to the Pennsylvania congressman of threatening to recall him to active military service so the Army could court-martial him, Politico reports. Participating in elective politics while on active duty is against military policy. Russell, who retired from the Army Reserves during...

North Korean Troops on War Alert
North Korean Troops
on War Alert
Mar 9, 2009 1:53 AM CDT

North Korean Troops on War Alert

Nuclear state prepares 'satellite' launch that US fears is missile test

(Newser) - North Korea is warning that troops are on full combat alert as its southern neighbor preps for an annual military exercise with the US, BBC reports. The nuclear nation also threatened war if a "satellite" it plans to deploy soon is disturbed. South Korea and the US believe that...

DC Gunman Arrested, Said He Had Delivery for Obama

Police stop him in truck outside Capitol

(Newser) - A 64-year-old Louisiana man who had a rifle in his truck was arrested near the US Capitol today after he drove up to a barricade and announced he had a delivery for President Obama, CNN reports. Police charged Alfred Brock with possession of an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition. They...

Powder Mailed to Journal, Dershowitz Is Harmless

(Newser) - White powder mailed to executives of the Wall Street Journal and to Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz is harmless, authorities say. Authorities have no suspects or motive, but the Journal notes that Dershowitz wrote an essay for the paper earlier this month defending Israel's assault on Gaza. The Journal got a...

Mexico's Drug Lords Target Reporters

Station attack comes with clear message to drop coverage

(Newser) - The epidemic of violence related to Mexico's drug trade has spilled over into media coverage of the situation, with drug lords attempting to scare journalists out of doing their jobs. Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world for reporters, reports the Christian Science Monitor: Eleven died...

Packages Sent to National Guard Prove Harmless

Anti-war CDs among the contents of deliveries to facilities in 36 states

(Newser) - Suspicious packages sent to National Guard and Reserve sites in 36 states turned out to be harmless expressions of First Amendment rights, federal officials say. Though initial reports suggested they contained white power, anti-war CDs were the featured delivery, the AP reports. The FBI says the packages—some postmarked from...

Threats Against Obama Soar
 Threats Against Obama Soar 
Nov 15, 2008 4:46 AM CST

Threats Against Obama Soar

Obama threatened more than any previous president-elect

(Newser) - Law enforcement officials say Barack Obama is the most threatened president-elect in history, the AP reports. Potentially threatening writings, Internet chatter, and other activity aimed at Obama has soared since Election Day, accompanied by a surge in racist graffiti. Officials say most of the threats come from ranters lacking the...

Obama Plot Not a 'Credible Threat': Cops

FBI joins investigation of plan against Dem candidate

(Newser) - Authorities say the armed man arrested near Denver on Sunday never posed a "credible threat" to Barack Obama despite reports he threatened the Democratic candidate, AP reports. "We're absolutely confident there is no credible threat to the candidate, the Democratic National Convention, or the people of Colorado,"...

Mailed Threats Shut Down Two McCain Offices
Mailed Threats
Shut Down Two
McCain Offices
updated
Aug 21, 2008 6:40 PM CDT

Mailed Threats Shut Down Two McCain Offices

Sites in Denver and NH evacuated; police investigating powder

(Newser) - Two campaign offices of John McCain—one in a Denver suburb, the other in New Hampshire—were shut down today after they received threatening letters with an unidentified white powder, authorities say. No injuries have been reported, and staffers underwent medical checkups as a precaution. A government official said investigators...

Fla. Man Pleads Not Guilty to Threatening Bush, Obama

Giesel tight-lipped at hearing

(Newser) - A man who authorities said kept an arsenal of weaponry and military gear pleaded not guilty today to threatening to assassinate both President Bush and Barack Obama. Raymond Hunter Geisel, 22, spoke only his name and age as his court-appointed lawyer entered the plea. Geisel had previously been charged with...

Mugabe Expected to Declare Landslide Victory Today

Ink stain sought as protection against ruling party 'punishment'

(Newser) - Robert Mugabe is wasting little time. Zimbabwe is expected to announce today that he will win in a landslide and be sworn in to a new term as early as tomorrow, Reuters reports. That would allow him to attend Monday's summit of African Union nations with the election wrapped up....

Europeans Cite China as Top Stability Threat

US, Iran, N. Korea slip as global economic resentment grows

(Newser) - Europeans see China as the biggest threat to world stability, a new poll says. In the wake of the Tibet crackdown, 35% of Europeans labeled China a bigger threat than any other state, reports the Financial Times. “The story of the last five years has been about economic opportunities,...

Scrawled Threats Shut Down Chicago College

'Post-Virginia Tech climate' forces school to close doors

(Newser) - In the wake of campus shootings at Virginia Tech and NIU, threats in a bathroom stall at Chicago’s St. Xavier University prompted an indefinite campus shutdown last night. After graffiti appeared for the second time Thursday, this time reading “Be prepared to die 4/14,” school authorities told...

Colleges Apply Lessons From Shootings
Colleges Apply Lessons From Shootings
Mar 29, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Colleges Apply Lessons From Shootings

Many rethink privacy concerns as they assess risky students

(Newser) - In the wake of shootings on college campuses, administrators around the nation are forming threat-assessment groups and rethinking policies about sharing information on troubled students, the AP reports. "If a student is a danger to himself or others, all the privacy concerns go out the window,” said an...

Clinton's Black Superdelegates Under Pressure

Congressman calls on Obama to refute 'ugly' racial smears

(Newser) - The heat on Hillary Clinton’s black superdelegates is rising, and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver has called on Barack Obama to speak out against “ugly" pressure from his supporters. The Missouri congressman said Clinton’s African-American backers are being "bludgeoned verbally" and told, “You’re not black if...

Bomb Dogs Will Ride Amtrak
Bomb Dogs Will Ride Amtrak
Feb 19, 2008 5:33 AM CST

Bomb Dogs Will Ride Amtrak

Security stepped up on nation's rail system

(Newser) - Amtrak is stepping up security, with random screening of carry-on bags and security teams packing machine guns and leading bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, reports AP. The new system, beginning this week, echoes stricter security procedures at the nation's airports. Amtrak insists there should be no additional departure delays...

Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships
Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships
Jan 14, 2008 6:59 PM CST

Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships

Voice warned 'You will explode' in standoff with Iranian boats

(Newser) - Threats transmitted during a recent faceoff between US Navy vessels and Iranian boats may have come from a prankster known as the “Filipino Monkey,” the Navy Times reports. Towards the end of last month's faceoff in the Strait of Hormuz, a voice transmitted: “I am coming to...

Ad Hoc Security Doesn't Cut it at Home

6 years later, US safeguards still off the mark, Slate argues

(Newser) - America’s ad hoc security is still off the mark, says Slate’s Daniel Byman: It fosters fears, ignores US Muslims and never plans from a terrorist’s point of view. “The very concept of homeland security is new for Americans,” Byman writes, “and the department was...

Spears Spewed Death Threats, Paparazzi Say

Pop tart threw baby bottle at photog during Las Vegas brouhaha

(Newser) - Celebrity mom Britney Spears threatened to hire someone to kill two paparazzi during a run-in last week outside a Las Vegas hotel casino, Us magazine reports. In a statement released today through lawyers, the pair says Spears' bodyguard manhandled one of the photographers while the singer pursued the other, screaming,...

Death Threats Sent to Goldman Sachs
Death Threats Sent to
Goldman Sachs
Jul 6, 2007 12:10 PM CDT

Death Threats Sent to Goldman Sachs

'We are inside. You cannot stop us,' read anonymous letters

(Newser) - Investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs has been the subject of menacing letters sent to newspapers across the country, prompting an investigation by the FBI. "Hundreds will die,"  warn the  letters that have been traced back to Queens, New York. "We are inside. You cannot stop us."

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