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...Rand Corp. and CIA. But he changed his definition in the latest version of his book Inside Terrorism because "this new strategy of al-Qaeda is to empower and motivate individuals to commit acts of violence completely outside any terrorist chain of command." Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has dubbed Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan a "self-radicalized, homegrown terrorist" - a one-man terrorism cell. (See pictures of the memorial service for the Fort Hood victims...
HARVARD 20, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE...
Junior Alex Thompson enjoyed another outstanding performance for the Crimson, netting six of his seven weekend goals against the Camels. Despite returning to the pool Saturday afternoon following the devastating defeat at the hands of MIT, Harvard roared out of the gate against Connecticut College (3-16) and exacted a measure of retribution through its dominant performance...
...Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, will unveil the third version of financial reform as early as Tuesday. Dodd, who faces a tough re-election battle in Connecticut in 2010, told his staff that the proposal put forward by the Administration didn't take into account the possibilities opened up by the enormous financial crisis of the past year. For political or policy reasons - or both - his bill is more aggressive on federal-oversight authority on a number of potentially controversial issues. "We should push for the biggest changes we can get," says Dodd spokeswoman Kirstin Brost...
...that includes a public alternative to private insurers in order to help keep down costs - a provision that Republicans have criticized as the first step to socialized medicine, and several key Democrats are wary of. Citing his concerns for the impact on the federal deficit, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut told Fox News on Sunday that "if the public-option plan is in there, as a matter of conscience," he would not support the bill. The Senate is waiting on a Congressional Budget Office cost estimate this week before they bring up the bill. Reid's office is hoping...