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A judge warned Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Wednesday that a lawyer he hired to represent him on charges he conspired to kill Americans could end up in prison himself.U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan told Sulaiman Abu Ghaith that he could cause himself problems by choosing attorney Stanley Cohen to defend him against charges that he conspired against Americans in his role as al-Qaida's chief spokesman.Cohen was indicted last year in Syracuse, N.Y., on federal charges that he failed to file individual and corporate tax returns between 2005 and 2010 and committed other tax-related violations. A federal prosecutor in Manhattan told Kaplan that additional charges may be filed against Cohen.Kaplan asked Abu Ghaith a series of questions designed to make sure the 47-year-old defendant understood the hazards of rejecting three public defenders to have Cohen and another attorney represent him.The judge said he wanted to make clear to Abu Ghaith that Cohen "has interests that are potentially ...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Libya, a post that has been vacant since insurgent...
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'The Five' weigh in on 10-year anniversary
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Muneera al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child but it wasn't until Thursday that she had chance to show off her skills at a public arena in Ku...
Muneera al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child but it wasn't until Thursday that she had chance to show off her skills at a public arena in Kuw...
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz reacts
Former CIA Operative Mike Baker discusses efforts to get Libya ’s oil up and running.
Dick Cheney spent four decades in the nation's capital and served four presidents
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Kuwait's prime minister says officials could drop a proposed media law that has been denounced by press freedom groups for measures such as possible fines of nearly ...