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"Tony McDonald, a member of the University of Texas Young Conservatives, sets up a protest anti- American Civil Liberties Union nativity scene, dubbed a 'solstice barn,' on the university's campus in Austin December 4, 2006. The display features a 'Nancy Pelosi' angel, a 'suicide bomber' shepherd, and Marx, Lenin and Stalin as the Three Wise Men." "Josh Perry, a member of the University of Texas Young Conservatives, spreads hay as he sets up a protest anti-American Civil Liberties Union nativity scene, dubbed a 'solstice barn,' on the university's campus in Austin, Texas December 4, 2006. The display features a...

Nine Arrested in Terror Money Schemes By JOHN SOLOMON .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal agents arrested nine people at businesses from New York to California that they allege were smuggling money abroad or selling fake passports in schemes that could aid terrorists. Among the operations that authorities said they cracked was one in New York that allegedly moved $33 million, including some illegal drug proceeds, to Pakistan. Another was a network of tobacco stores in Minnesota that allegedly smuggled cash to Lebanon and Jordan. Authorities said while none of those who were arrested over the three-day operation...

U.S. says ex-suspect tied to Chechen terrorists The Associated Press 10/10/03 7:22 AM DETROIT (AP) -- Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to revoke the bond of a former terrorism suspect, saying new information has linked him to terrorists in Chechnya. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Straus made the request to U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds on Thursday, saying that Russian intelligence had tied Omar Shishani, 49, of Dearborn, to Islamic extremists in the breakaway republic, the Detroit Free Press reported. The married father of two originally was arrested in July 2002 after returning from Indonesia with $12 million in counterfeit...