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...have long known that terror groups are active in their midst - whether in elaborately organized groups like the Hamburg cell that supported Mohamed Atta or the smaller, less formal network that investigators believe assisted the attempted shoebomber, Richard Reid. But what has officials spooked right now is an emerging pattern of threats that suggest an attack may be imminent. Far less clear is what governments expect people to do about it: wake up from their complacency, prepare for the worst, or not blame the authorities for being caught by surprise if something terrible does happen? An early indication that...
...When Republicans made gains, especially in the South, it was at the cost of conservative Democrats,” he said. “The leftward shift has been a slow pattern over the last two or three elections...
...protocol mandates that the dining area in question is temporarily closed and Harvard’s Environmental Health and Safety and City Inspectional Services thoroughly inspect the facility, review recent menu offerings and temperature logs, in addition to interviewing the afflicted individuals to determine whether there is a pattern of consumption among them, McNitt wrote...
...Without the anchor of the service, his pursuits drifted. He and Felix Strozier, a martial arts teacher, opened a karate school. Muhammad promised to draw legions of Muslims to the school, Strozier says. But the crowds never arrived. In what would come to be something of a pattern, Muhammad also embellished his profile, bragging that he had been a special-forces member in the military, Strozier says. And he took an inappropriate interest in a young female student, showing up unannounced at her doorstep multiple times, Strozier says...
...Rose’s credit, he never took the opportunity to make the QB question moot by throwing a pass in Fitzpatrick’s direction, or even calling a “crossing” pattern over the middle of the field. I even wonder whether Fitzpatrick was supposed to get open...