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Jan 09

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Shields and Brooks on Paris terrorism and tolerance, GOP takeover in Congress

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Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss this week’s news, including the geopolitical and social consequences of the terrorist attacks in France, as well as what to expect from the new…

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Jan 09

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High volume of potential threats challenges Western counterterrorism efforts

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Jan 09

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At the end of Paris terror standoffs, questions about French security efforts

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Three days of terror in France ended with the deaths of three gunmen, including Said and Cherif Kouachi, brothers suspected of killing 12 people in Paris. That raid at a printing plant followed a nearly simultaneous assault at a kosher…

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Dec 14

Hostage situation unfolds at cafe in Sydney

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Police are responding after at least one gunman reportedly took hostages at a cafe in Sydney on Monday morning.

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Sep 03

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Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Islamic State — What should Obama do?

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Sep 03

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News Wrap: Two men freed, 30 years after murder conviction

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In our news wrap Wednesday, 50-year-old Henry McCollum and his half-brother Leon Brown were set free from prison in North Carolina, 30 years after they were falsely convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl. DNA evidence shows the girl…

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Sep 02

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Islamic State declares beheading of U.S. reporter Steven Sotloff

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In a gruesome video, Islamic State radicals purportedly beheaded Steven Sotloff -- a 31-year-old American freelancer who went missing in Syria last year. In the video posted on Aug. 19 of the beheading of James Foley, the militant group warned…

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Aug 27

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American hostages renew focus on U.S. ransom policy

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After 22 months in captivity, American journalist Peter Theo Curtis spoke publicly for the first time since his release from an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria. Meanwhile, Islamic State militants have threatened to kill journalist Steven Sotloff unless the U.S. stops…

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Dec 13

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Disappearance of CIA contractor Levinson in Iran caused agency shake-up

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Feb 04

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News Wrap: FBI Rescues Boy After Week-Long Hostage Standoff in Alabama

In other news Monday, the FBI stormed a bunker in Alabama in order to rescue a 5-year-old boy from a week-long hostage standoff. Also, a suicide bomber in Iraq struck an anti al-Qaeda milita, killing at least 22 and wounding…

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