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February 8, 2006 --

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New York State Attorney General Conducted Two-Year Probe (ABC News)

NBC: U.S. Citizen Accused of Aiding Al-Zarqawi
American held since 2004 allegedly plotted attacks on Westerners in Iraq (NBC News)

U.S. Citizen May Be Handed Over to Iraqis
The U.S. government wants an Iraqi court to handle criminal charges against a naturalized American citizen who is being held in Iraq on suspicion that he is linked to insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. (AP)

American Diplomats Tend to Become Saudi Lobbyists - but Maybe Not for Much Longer
Back in August 2002, a congressional delegation was traveling around Saudi Arabia, home to 15 of the 19 al Qaeda hijackers who less than a year earlier had launched the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. (Congressional Quarterly)

Republican Who Oversees N.S.A. Calls for Wiretap Inquiry
Representative Heather A. Wilson said she had "serious concerns" about the Bush administration's eavesdropping program. (NY Times)

Yemen Hunts For Al-Qaida Fugitives
Yemen has launched an intensive search in the capital and other parts of the country to try to recapture a group of at least 13 convicted al-Qaida members who fled from prison last week, an official said on Tuesday. (Reuters)

Strong Leads and Dead Ends in Nuclear Case Against Iran
Officials say documents may show planned nuclear test site, but evidence of weapons program remains circumstantial. (Washington Post)

Russian Blast at Chechen Army Base Kills 12; Terrorism Probed
At least 12 people died and 20 were injured in an explosion at a Russian military base in the southern republic of Chechnya that may have been a terrorist act. (Bloomberg)

Deadly Bird Flu Found in Africa

The deadly strain of bird flu has been found in poultry in northern Nigeria, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has said in statement. (BBC)