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Urging Congress to “stop the political circus,” President Obama on Thursday night called for immediate action on a $447 billion package of spending initiatives and tax cuts designed to jump-start the stalling economy.
“The people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities. The question tonight is whether we’ll meet ours,” Mr. Obama said before a rare joint session of Congress. “The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy.”
Terror threat called ‘credible’ for 9/11 anniversary
WASHINGTON — A “specific, credible” threat has emerged surrounding the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, U.S. officials said Thursday.
But they emphasized that there was a great deal of uncertainty about the threat and said they were acknowledging it out of an abundance of caution. NBC News said police in New York City and Washington had been alerted.
“As we know from the intelligence gathered from the Osama bin Laden raid, al-Qaida has shown an interest in important dates and anniversaries, such as 9/11,” the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday in a statement.
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