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Egyptian forces placed on high alert in Sinai

Monday, October 15, 2012
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Egyptian forces placed on high alert in Sinai

Security sources in Sinai said Monday that Egypt has placed its forces in the peninsula on high alert following the elimination of one of the leaders of a radical Salafi group in an Israeli Air Force strike on Gaza, Saturday. Read more…

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FBI in final stage of Jackson Jr. criminal probe

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by: Devlin Barrett and Evan Perez
FBI in final stage of Jackson Jr. criminal probe

Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) Photo Credit:AP

Federal prosecutors and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are in the final stages of a criminal probe into allegations that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. misused campaign money to decorate his house, according to people familiar with the matter.

The probe of Mr. Jackson, a Democrat and the son of civil-rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, is nearing completion, and attorneys for the lawmaker recently sought assurance from senior Justice Department officials to not seek an indictment before the November election, according to people familiar with the matter. Those people said the Justice Department officials refused to make such a promise. …

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