WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government is escalating security around the country in preparation for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and conducting confidential briefings with state and local law enforcement organizations. But officials say there is no specific indication that a terror plot against the U.S. is under way....
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By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:37am
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