May 21, 2013

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Panel Says FBI Missed 9/11 Opportunities

A more nimble FBI and CIA working together might have uncovered the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist plot, the commission investigating the attacks said Tuesday, laying out an agonizing series of missed opportunities, half measures and bureaucratic inertia.

Officials: Pre-9/11 Memo Excluded Data

Just one day after President Bush received a pre-Sept. 11 briefing on al-Qaida's effort to strike on U.S. soil, senior government executives received a similarly titled memo that excluded information about current threats and investigations, say federal officials who have read both documents.

Fragile Cease-Fire Holds in Fallujah

A fragile cease-fire held between Sunni insurgents and U.S. Marines on Sunday in the besieged city of Fallujah, where Iraqis said more than 600 civilians were killed in the past week. Near Baghdad, gunmen shot down a U.S. attack helicopter, killing two crewmembers.

Little Relief Seen After Six Years of Dought

From the brittle hillsides of Southern California to the drying fields of Idaho, from Montana to New Mexico, a relentless drought is worsening across most of the West, water supplies are dwindling and the threat of wildfires is rising.

Bush Was Satisfied on Pre-9/11 Probes

President Bush insisted Sunday he was satisfied that federal agents were on top of the terrorist threat after reading a pre-Sept. 11 briefing detailing Osama bin Laden's intentions on U.S. soil.

Bush's Pre-9/11 al-Qaida Memo Released

September 11 Commission

President Bush was told more than a month before the Sept. 11 attacks that al-Qaida had reached America's shores, had a support system in place for its operatives and that the FBI had detected suspicious activity that might involve a hijacking plot.

Nevada Ranks Near Bottom For Graduation Rate

Nevada ranks 39th nationally for its high school graduation rate and dead last for the number of students who go directly to college after graduation, according to a report.

AP Poll: Bush, Kerry Still in Close Fight

President Bush has spent about $40 million in campaign ads in recent weeks aimed at defeating Democrat John Kerry, but the president has problems of his own: growing doubts about Iraq and worries about the economy.

Insurance Company Pays $1 Million To Settle Suit

The St. Paul insurance companies, whose pullout from the medical malpractice insurance market caused a crisis for Nevada doctors, will pay a group of Las Vegas physicians $900,000 under terms of a settlement announced Friday.

Chaos Erupts In Parts Of Central Iraq

A U.S. AC-130 gunship raked insurgents Friday night after hundreds of women and children fled the besieged city of Fallujah during a U.S.-declared pause in the Marine offensive.

Rice Defends Bush Actions Before 9-11

September 11 Commission

Under sharp questioning, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice insisted Thursday that President Bush fully understood the threat of terrorism before Sept. 11, 2001, but no intelligence foretold the deadliest attack ever on American soil.

Clark County Now 17th Largest In U.S.

An influx of more than 200,000 new residents into the Las Vegas area the past three years has pushed Clark County up eight spots on the list of the nation's largest counties, according to Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.

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