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Some hostages said to escape from militants at Algerian gas complex Jan 17th 2013, 12:58 A number of hostages escaped Thursday from Islamist militants who seized them in an attack on a remote Algerian natural gas complex, Algerian news media reported, but there were conflicting reports on whether foreigners were among them. Read full article >> Obama's nomination of ATF director signals battle to strengthen agency Jan 17th 2013, 02:40 President Obama's nomination of B. Todd Jones to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday is an effort to energize a depleted agency that has been denied leadership and resources by legislators aligned with the gun lobby, according to administration officials and former law enforcement officials. Read full article >> Mali insurgency followed 10 years of U.S. counterterrorism programs Jan 17th 2013, 02:06 What went wrong with the counterterrorism efforts the State and Defense departments ran in Mali for 10 years? French troops are moving against Islamist fighters who've traveled south from northern Mali. The White House or Congress, or both, should examine why the U.S. programs targeting the groups failed. Read full article >> Americans among 20 hostages seized in Algeria Jan 17th 2013, 01:34 Islamist militants seized at least 20 hostages, including as many as seven Americans, at an Algerian natural gas complex Wednesday in a brazen attack linked by the assailants to France's military intervention in neighboring Mali. Read full article >> Bradley Manning judge: Prosecutors must prove he knew he was aiding the enemy Jan 17th 2013, 01:21 A military judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors will have to prove that Army Pfc. Bradley Manning knew he was providing information to the enemy when he disclosed hundreds of thousands of cables to WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy group. Read full article >>

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