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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States has warned of "severe consequences" if a successful extremist attack in America were traced back to Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes." The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a failed bid to bomb New York's Times Square last Saturday. If proven, it would be the group's first act in the United States. Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad has been charged with driving the crude homemade bomb into Midtown Manhattan and said he acted alone, according to authorities. But investigators have uncovered possible links to the...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota and Polk County officials should pay for allowing Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to go free, the family of slain college student Dru Sjodin says through an attorney. Letters sent to the state and Polk County indicate the family probably will sue "for well in excess" of $1 million. Attorney Timothy R. Murphy spelled out why the family believes officials erred in freeing Rodriguez after he served a 23-year prison sentence. The letter indicates state and county officials should have tried committing Rodriguez to a state hospital, where he would undergo sex offender treatment. That often is what...