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...there is no evidence, at least not yet, of a terrorist plot. And Ford, in particular, doesn't fit the profile of a terrorist. A Muslim convert and son of a Black Panther leader, he has long held strident political views. But he is also something of a model citizen. As a student, he once penned a note thanking a professor for a well-taught course. As an adult, he volunteered to teach arts and crafts to children in a Muslim community center in Portland. Tall and athletic, Ford is consistently described as calm and gentle and is admired...
...citizen, spoke at the press conference about her personal relationship with Yang...
When attorney general John Ashcroft suggested that the American public form a giant neighborhood-watch service after last year's terrorist attacks, people in the Portland, Ore., area must have been paying attention. The arrest last week of four U.S. citizens accused of conspiring to join al-Qaeda was the culmination of yearlong cooperation among a clutch of curious neighbors, more than 100 fbi agents and an alert deputy sheriff. Officials have accused Jeffrey Leon Battle, 32; Patrice Lumumba Ford, 31; and Muhammad Ibrahim Bilal, 22, of trying to travel to Afghanistan late last year to support al-Qaeda. (They...
PLEADED GUILTY. RICHARD REID, 29, British citizen and terror suspect known as the shoe bomber; to attempting to blow up an American Airlines flight using explosives contained in his hiking shoes; at a hearing in Boston. He faces 60 years to life in prison. "Basically, I got on the plane with the bomb," he told the court, smirking and chuckling at times. "I am a member of al-Qaeda and I pledged to Osama bin Laden. I am an enemy of your country...
...Blue Shield and Health Net cross-border plans operate differently: any U.S. citizen or legal resident can enroll through an employer. Blue Shield's Access Baja HMO lets members who live or work within 50 miles of the border choose a primary-care doctor in Tijuana or Mexicali (convenient for agricultural workers in California's Imperial Valley), while those farther away must choose U.S. doctors for themselves but can enroll spouses and children living in Mexico with providers in those cities. Salud con Health Net offers HMO plans with similar rules. It also offers a statewide PPO plan that allows...