of the john cohen is a abc news consultant.. he says just last year.. immigration officials asked homeland security secretary policies.. allowing applicants' social but were opposed by the department's office of civil rights sot - john cohen, abc "the primary would be viewed disclosed publicly concerns that it so malik.. got her weeks.. with no terrorism.. schumer, (d), ny "had they checked out tashfeen malik a little more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe bernardino would be a wider madatory vetting process.. president obama met with his national security council security officials in confirm.. they are dealing with possible isis attacks to disrupt the christmas holidays. the department of homeland security tells abc news.. it programs to search visa applicants, but not a widespread policy. eh, abc news, ny. " jessica rae: through the hawkeye state. last night democratic candidate held a town hall meeting at cornell llege iowa voters and the issues in our country, sanders called become president campaign that is tak

john cohen / abc news contributor "during that time period, immigration officers were not allowed to use or review social media as part of the screening process" former homeland security official john cohen, now an abc news consultant, says there was a secret policy that prevented officials from screening the social media pts of visa applicants, fearing bad public relations for the obama administration. john cohen "the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly and there were concerns it would be embarrassing." malik had three interviews, showed pictures of an engagement party in saudi arabia and her visa was approved in three weeks, a process the state department admitted today - failed. adm. john kirby / state department's spokesperson "you know, obviously things went wrong" now, in the wake of the worst terror attack since 9/11, federal agents are reconstructing the on-line history of mlik and her husband syed farook. a history that shows even before they met, they were on the road to jihad, something authorities could have, but did not kno

a former homeland security senior official, john cohen, now an abc news consultant, says immigration officials asked homeland security secretary jeh johnson for new policies last year to allow them to look at applicants' social media public posts but were opposed by the department's office of civil rights and civil liberties. john cohen: (13:12:30) the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly and there were concerns that it would be embarrassing. malik received her fianc? visa last year in just three weeks, with no check done for whether she had any online messages in support of terrorism. sen. charles schumer: had they checked out tashfeen malik a little more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive. right now.... police are searching for the death near lamb and the 15. police say this all happened around 2:30 this morning. we know the female victim was taken to the hospital where she died from gunshot wounds. this shooting also led to some traffic problems on at the highway onramp during t

want to go to john cohen, former homeland security official as well. so difficult here to be essentially in these early hours flying blind. >> that's exactly right, george. and i think the other thing that this event illustrates and it's something we've been seeing over the past year, year and a half in europe and the u.s., we need to be prepared for these type of mass casualty attacks even when we don't have intelligence forewarning us. whether it's a foreign terrorist group, they're changing the way more encrypted technologies. they are leveraging people who they're inspiring to act independently. domestic groups or even individuals who are motivated by some ideological purpose to commit this attack. our intelligence systems were not designed to pick up on these people. so we need to start looking more at using tools that local police have and that exist within the community. >> explain that. what would that mean, john? >> well, it's kind of ironic at the same time that we have a conversation going on across the country about police-community partner

john cohen: (13:06:44) during that time period, immigration officials were not allowed to use or view social media as part of the screening process. a former homeland security senior official, john cohen, consultant, says immigration officials security secretary jeh policies last year to allow them to look at applicants' social media public posts but department's office of liberties. the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it concerns that it would be embarrassing. malik received her fianc? visa last year in just three weeks, with no check done for whether she had any online messages in support of terrorism. more, maybe she visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive." : election headquarters now-- sabrina: and the race for president a big shakeup as gop candidates get set to face off tomorrow night in a crucial debate ted cruz is night in a crucial ted cruz is polls -- taking the lead over donald trump in iowa -- closing in on him nationally -- abc's tom llamas is tracking all the latest moves " this morning a back to back polls showing senator ted

dhs added, personnel are not permitted to personally create terrorism lookouts in a john cohen said that agents were barred from reviewing social media of all foreigners visas. this prevented agents from finding the wife's messages supporting jihad. there were concerns from a privacy and a civil liberties perspective. there is little doubt that islamist groups will continue to exploit weaknesses in america's policies. marie: the aclu declined to comment on that story. years on the job is a huge of performing lewd acts in a classroom on a teacher's desk. 42-year-old michael skelton has been working there since august. he admitted to doing this dozens ofhe is facing four counts of open and gross lewdness. his dna was found on some snacks and the lipgloss of a teacher at the school. a large police presence standing guard at the gop debate at the venetianseveral security and police agencies are working ta reported terrorist threat in los angeles forced thousands of explosive devices and pistols. marie: a southwest airlines plane skidded off a runway after landing in nashville and wound up in

want to go to john cohen, former homeland security official as well. so difficult here to be essentially in these early hours flying blind. >> that's exactly right, george. and i think the other thing that this event illustrates and it's something we've been seeing over the past year, year and a half in europe and the u.s., we need to be prepared for these type of mass casualty attacks even when we don't have intelligence forewarning us. whether it's a foreign terrorist group, they're changing the way they communicate, they're using more encrypted technologies. they are leveraging people who they're inspiring to act independently. domestic groups or even some ideological purpose to commit this attack. our intelligence systems were not designed to pick up on these people. so we need to start looking more at using tools that local police have and that exist within the community. >> explain that. what would that mean, john? >> well, it's kind of ironic at the same time that we have a conversation going on across the country about police-community partners

sot - john cohen, abc news contributor "the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly and there were concerns that it would be embarrassing." so malik.. got her visa in just three weeks.. with no checks on her online messages supporting terrorism.. sot - sen. charles schumer, , ny "had they checked out tashfeen malik a little more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive." now.. amid calls for a wider madatory vetting process.. president obama met with his national security council this morning.. this as security officials in the u-s and europe confirm.. they are dealing with possible isis attacks to disrupt the christmas holidays. liz hur tag:the department of homeland security tells abc news.. it has started pilot programs to search the social media of visa but insiders say it's still not a widespread policy. eh, abc news, ny. officials in egypt say there's no indication of any "illegal or terrorist act" in the crash of a russian passenger plane. back on october 31st, 224 people onboard a fl

sot john cohen: "if isis has been able to acquire legitimate passports or machines that create legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk in the united states." marci gonzalez standup close: "several of the fraudulent passports have already been found in europe- most notably - this who carried out the terror attacks in marci gonzalez, abc news new york. " deborah: the university of its information hub...after complained about its information hub...after students complained about its acronym. iowa student information systems - or isis - is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. however, the online resource's acronym has drawn complaints from students...ever since the terrorist group isis became prominment last officials say they are using the opportunity to create a new information system, with a new name. "on social media there were some students that were expressing concern about googling the name isis trying to find the university of iowa isis, and they didn't like the fact that they were typing that name in. " deborah

sot john cohen: "if isis has been able to acquire legitimate passports or machines that create legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk in the united states." marci gonzalez standup close: "several of the fraudulent passports have already been found in europe- including this one used by one of the suicide bombers who carried out the paris attacks. marci gonzalez, abc news new york." the first large group of syrian refugees coming to canada on a government plane arrived in toronto late thursday night. the 163 syrians are sponsored by private groups and will be heading to three different provinces to be housed. another flight carrying syrian refugees is scheduled to arrive in montreal tomorrow. the canadian government is working to fulfill a pledge to the nation by the end of february. more than 400 refugees have already flown to canada on commercial flights since november. the dallas area is set to play host to hundreds of immigrant children for a few weeks. crews were busy thursday night turning a church campground into a temporary home for undocumented kids until

((sot)) john cohen "the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly and there were concerns that it would be embarrassing." just last year.. immigration officials did ask for new policies.. allowing them to look at applicant's social media public posts.. but were opposed by the homeland security department's office of civil rights and civil liberites. ((sot)) sen. charles schumer, (d) ny "had they checked out tashfeen malik a little more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive." liz hur tag: the homeland security department says the current policy is being reversed.. but insiders tell abc news.. not a widespread policy. eh, abc news, ny. new at 6:30.. a 35-mile stretch of i-5 in southern california had to be shut down last night because of a massive mudslide. it happened near castaic. cal-trans road crews needed 3 hours to get the tons of mud and rocks off the pavement before the interstate could re-open. unfortunately.. they're still looking at the same weather conditions that helped cause the slide

sot john cohen, abc news national security contributor: "if isis has been able to acquire legitimate passports or machines that create legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk in the united states." several of the fraudulent passports have already been found in europe- including this bombers who carried out the paris attacks. in tonight's rwb2016 political coverage.. even the latest firestorm over donald trump calling for a moritorium on allowing muslims into the u-s.. his poll numbers are climbing. there were.. however.. protestors outside his campaign event last night in new hampshire.. where he receieved a big endorsement from a new england police officers union. trump's polling numbers looked like they might fade in late october.. but since then.. his support has climbed by 13%. protests continued in chicago today. demonstrators again expressing anger over the handling of a police involved shooting that claimed the life of a black teenager. they're demanding changes within the chicago police department and for the reisgnation of mayor rahm emanuel. earlier

john cohen "the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was didilosed publicly and there were concerns that it would be embarrassing. " just last year.. immigration officials did ask for new policies.. allowing them to look at apapicant's social media public posts.. but were opposed by the homeland security department's office of civil liberites. sen. charles schumer, ny"had they checked out tashfeen malik a little more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive." liz hur tag: the homeland security department says the current policy is being reversed.. but insiders tell abc news.. even the new pilot programs are not a despread policy. eh, abc news, ny. two new opinion polls show the republican nomination for president is still very much up in the air. a quinnipiac university poll shows donald trump and ted cruz are neck and neck here in iowa. trump has 28 percent support from probable republican caucus goers, while cruz is righthtehind with 27 percent. marco rubio is third with 14 percent, and ben carson is next with

sot john cohen, abc news national security contributor: "if isis has been able to acquire legitimate passports or machines that create legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk in the united states." jack: fraudulent passports have already been found in europe, including this one used by one of the suicide bombers who carried out the paris attacks. jack: another day of protests in chicago. demonstrators are angry over the handling of a police involved shooting that claimed the life of a black teenager. they're deemanding police department reform, and for mayor rahm emmanual to resign. and for the first time, the family of the victim spoke publicly. hunter, grace memorial mbc: "change needs to start from the top down because what we are feeling in chicago is the, the, the real feeling of america itself, and that's injustice towards people of color." jack: protesters are also calling for the resignation of the cook county state's attorney, and for the release of video from another police involved shooting in 2013. stephanie: dow chemical and dupont are merging to

((sot)) john cohen "the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly and there were concerns that it would be embarrassing." just last year.. immigration officials did ask for new policies.. allowing them to look at applicant's social media public posts.. homeland security department's office of civil rights and civil liberites. ((sot)) sen. charles schumer, (d) ny "had they checked out tashfeen malik a little more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive." liz hur tag: the homeland security department says the current policy is being reversed.. but insiders tell abc news.. even the new pilot programs are not a widespread policy. eh, abc news, ny. bowe bergdahl.. the army sergeant accused of deserting his post in afghanistan.. will face a court martial. army general robert abrams ordered the court-martial today. bergdahl will face charges of desertion and endangering fellow soldiers.. and could face life in prison if convicted. bergdahl disappeared from his base in afghanistan in june 2009. he was held

((sot)) john cohen "the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly and there were concerns that it would be embarrassing." just last year.. immigration officials did ask for new policies.. allowing them to look at applicant's social media public posts.. but were opposed by the homeland security of civil rights and civil liberites. ((sot)) sen. charles schumer, (d) ny "had they checked out tashfeen malik a little more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive." liz hur tag: the homeland security department says the current policy is being reversed.. but insiders tell abc news.. even the new pilot programs are not a widespread policy. eh, abc news, ny . " jenna: a couple of new polls out today on the republican side of the presidential race show some dramatically different figures. jenna: both of the polls taken over the weekend have trump in the lead, but in the latest quinnipiac poll, trump is sharing the lime light with texas senator ted cruz in iowa. republican presidential candidates donald trump a

john cohen, a a rmer acting under- secretary at d-h-s told abc news, homeland security barred immigration experts from reviewing social media messages of all foreigners applying for u.s. visas. preventing experts from seeking out malik's online messages in support of terror groups.cohen toldldbc it was "priririly a question of optics. there were concerns from a privacy and civil liberties perspective." clifford may is with the democracies.[sot clifford may/foundation for the defense very politically correct and we are sacraficing the ability to learn about people coming to this country because of that kind of reticencein clifford may's mind, there's little doubt islamist groups will continue to exploit weaknesses in america's policies. i'm kristine frazao reporting. 3 another one of siouxland's most wanted is back behind bars... but marshals need your help tracking down another fugitive. that's coming up after the break, plpl: procrastinators... why youmay pay a big price if you wait to buy presents this holiday season. i'm david asman with the fox business network. more coming up." 3 "si

john cohen: if isis has been able to acquire legitimate passports or machines that create legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk in the united states. marci: several of the fraudulent passports have already been found in europe, including this bombers who carried out the terror attacks in paris. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. erin: happening right now, your season. all weekend, we are collecting food for the new hampshire food bank. our sean mcdonald is live at the walmart in hooksett. sean, there are a lot of people in need this season. sean: there sure are cured thousands and thousands in the granite state. first of all, i want to give a big thank you to everyone who has donated. we have been cranking over the last few hours. people have been coming in with different stories saying why they want to help out. they have been doing it injure oaks. looking for -- it in droves. they have been looking for nonperishable food items, camping a butter, macaroni and cheese, and canned nuts, rice mixes, meal mixes. anyone are store, any hannaford store, -- any wa

john cohen, a former acting under- secretary at d-h-s told abc immigration experts from reviewing social media messages of all foreigners applying for u.s. visas. preventing experts from seeking out malik's online messages in support of terror groups.cohen told abc it was "primarily a question of optics. there were concerns from a privacy and civil liberties perspective." clifford may is with the foundation for defense of democracies.[sot clifford may/foundation for the defefse of d docracies]"we are being very p pitically correct and we are sacraficing the ability to learn about people coming to this country because of that kind of reticencein clifford may's mind, there's little doubt islamist groups will continue to exploit weaknesses in america's policies. i'm kristine frazao reporting. 3 the holiday seas is a time for family... but even *family* can spoil the season in sinister ways.still to come in tonight's healthwatch... we've got advice on how to prevent *child abuse* this holiday season. 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and

. >> reporter: former homeland security official john cohen, now an abc news consultant, says there was a secret policy that prevented officials from screening the social media posts of visa applicants, fearing bad public relations for the obama administration. >> the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly, and there were concerns it would be embarrassing. >> reporter: malik, who had become radicalized after college, had three interviews, showed pictures of an engagement party in saudi arabia, and hervey is a was approved in three weeks, a process the state department admitted today failed. >> you know, obviously things >> reporter: now, in the wake of the worst terror attack since 9/11, federal agents are reconstructing the online history of malik and her husband, syed farook. a history that shows even before they met, they were on the road to jihad, something authorities could have known, but did not, as she was welcomed to america. >> and brian ross back with us tonight. you've learned the white house now ordering a top to bottom review? >

i want to get right to john cohen, abc news analyst with homeland security. the details, they were in tactical clothing, a man and a woman, which is very rare, we -- i can't remember the last mass shooting we talked about when there was a man and a woman involved. and the fact that they were -- appeared all day today, the witnesses, that there had been some sort of plan here what does that tell you? >> yeah, hi, david. i was back in my former position as the counterterrorism adviser, i would be increasingly concerned that this was an even that was inspired by extremist ideology. we don't know yet whether it was, you know, an isis-type ideology, but the fact that, you know, you have individuals who used pretty sophisticated tactics in this attack, the weapons they used, assault weapons, possible explosives, the fact that they were in clothing, that looks like tactical clothing, clearly there was some level of preparation based on what we are hearing from brian and others, where they were able to enter the building, most of which was secured, but that you went

john cohen, a former acting under- secretary at d-h-s told abc news, homeland security barred immigration experts from reviewing social media messages of all foreigners applying for u.s. visas. seeking out malik's online messages in support of terror groups.cohen told abc it was "primarily a question of optics. there were concerns from a privacy and civil liberties perspective." clifford may is with the foundation for defense of democracies." we are being very politically correct and we are sacraficing because of that kind of reticencein clifford may's mind, there's little doubt islamist groups will continue to exploit weaknesses in america's policies. i'm kristine frazao reporting. fox 28 news reached out to the american civil liberties union but they declined comment for our story also tonight, an american soldier held captive by the taliban for years is now facing a court-martial. martial.army sergeant bowe bergdahl was part of a prison swap.the u-s traded five former taliban leaders held in guantanamo for his safe return. now, sergeant bergdahl's attorney says he will face desertion a

. >> and john cohen also former counterterrorism official with the department of homeland security on the phone. it will be everything is on the table as pierre said, all hands on dex. right now they're are now they're going to comb through the security cameras in that but they have such a wide area now to try to protect. >> that's right, george. in the days ahead the investigation will tell us more about the motive behind this. but right now the top priority for law enforcement and security officials is to identify and capture these individuals, prevent them from doing another attack, increasing security around lo locations that may represent a risk. i thought one of the newer facts that came out of the press conference besides what everybody else was saying was that this was potentially a government facility. that's potentially a very important piece of information that state and local government officials that work at this location. >> what would that tell you? >> that would suggest that the investigators are going to be looking at very carefully at whether this was targeted specif

sot john cohen: "if isis has been able to acquire legitimate passports or create legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk in the united states." marci gonzalez standup close: "several of the fraudulent passports have already been found in europe- including this one used by one of the suicide bombers who carried out the paris attacks. marci gonzalez, abc news new york." the university of iowa is renaming its information hub for students called isis. the u-i says it's received complaints about the acronym for iowa student information systems. isis is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. the complaints started as the terrorist group isis became more well known. officials say they will create a new information system, with a new name. "on social media there were some students that were expressing concern about googling the name isis trying to find the university of iowa isis, and they didn't like the fact that they were typing that name in. " the university of iowa hopes to sometime next semester. iowa state fans sto

>>reporter: former homeland security official john cohen now abc news consultant says there was a secretcreening tf social media post of visa applicantsx fearing bad public relation for the obama administration. >> primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly and there were concerns it would be embarrassing. >>reporter: malik who had become radicalize after college had 3 interview showed picture oven gaugement party in saudi arabia and her visa was approved in 3 weeks. process the state department admitted today failed. >> obviously things went wrong. >>reporter: now in the wake of the worst terror attack sense 9/11 federal agents are reconstructing the on line history of malik and her husband farook. history that shows even before they met they were on the road to jihad. something authorities could have known the but did not as she was welcomed to america. >> that was brian ross reporting. >>> twitter is warning some users they may have been targeted by foreign government hackers. unknown number of users received warnings that hackers tried to ob

. >> john cohen is a former homeland security senior official and now an abc news consultant. last year immigration officials asked homeland security secretary jay johnson for new policies allowing them to look at applicant's social media posts but were opposed by department of civil rights and civil liberties. >> the primary concern is that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly, and there were concerns it would be embarrassing. >> so malik got her visa in just three weeks with no checks on her online messages supporting terrorism. >> have they checked out tashfeen malik a little more. maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. bernardino would be alive. >> now amid calls for a wider mandatory vetting process president obama met with his national security council this morning, this as security officials in the u.s. and europe confirmed they are dealing with possible isis attacks to disrupt the christmas holidays. >> the department of homeland security tells abc news it has started pilot programs to search the social media of visa applicants. insiders say it is

now what we see is now john cohen an undersecretary appointed by obama actually saying the exact same thing. this is a pattern that obviously has been corroborated from different sources and it is a source of concern that the congress needs to look into. >> no doubt i. think people watching this program right now when they find out the real story about this, they're thinking at home that we're looking at everything like this. i thought we were until we heard this today. i just want to get your comments, too, about something else going on with the san bernardino situation, this third party person now enraique marquez, apparently he spoke about sleeper cells at work being a bartender or a busboy and people didn't take him seriously. so what does this tell us about culture and how serious we should take any word about terrorism? >> well, it definitely shows that right now there's a fear of political correctness where the people see something, they're not sure whether they can say something. if you look at, for example, how the school in texas was treated after they saw what they thought

. >> and john cohen also former counterterrorism official with the department of homeland security on the phone. it will be everything is on the table as pierre said, all hands on dex. right now they're are now they're location. but they have such a wide area now to try to protect. >> that's right, george. in the days ahead the investigation will tell us more about the motive behind this. but right now the top priority for law enforcement and security officials is to identify and capture these individuals, prevent them from doing another attack, increasing security around lo locations that may represent a risk. i thought one of the newer facts that came out of the press conference besides what everybody else was saying was government facility. that's potentially a very important piece of information that state and local government officials that work at this location. >> what would that tell you? >> that would suggest that the investigators are going to be looking at very carefully at whether this was targeted specifically because it had government personnel there, whether it's a dome

. >> and john cohen also former counterterrorism official with the department of homeland security on the phone. it will be everything is on the table as pierre said, all hands on dex. right now they' are now they're going to comb through the security cameras in that location. but they have such a wide area now to try to protect. >> that's right, george. in the days ahead the investigation will tell us more about the motive behind this. but right now the top priority for law enforcement and security officials is to identify and capture these individuals, prevent them from doing another attack, increasing security around lo locations that may represent a risk. i thought one of the newer facts that came out of the press conference besides what everybody else was saying was that this was potentially a government facility. that's potentially a very important piece of information that state and local government officials that work at this location. >> what would that tell you? >> that would suggest that the investigators are going to be looking at very carefully at whether this was targete

. >> reporter: former homeland security official john cohen, now an abc news consultant, says there was a secret policy that prevented officials from screening the social media posts of visa applicants, fearing bad public relations for the obama administration. >> the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publicly, and embarrassing. >> reporter: malik, who had become radicalized after college, had three interviews, showed pictures of an engagement party in saudi arabia, and her visa was approved in three department admitted failed. >> you know, obviously, things went wrong. the worst terror attack since 9/11, federal agents are reconstructing the online history of malik and her husband, syed farook. a history that shows even before they met, they were on the road to jihad, something authorities could have known, but did not, as she was welcomed to america. the white house has now ordered a top to bottom review of the visa application screening process including that policy that prevented officials from looking at the social media of those wishing to

. >> reporter: john cohen, now an abc news consultant, says homeland officia for new policies last year. to allow them to look at the social media's post but they were opposed by the depament's office of civil rights and civil liberes. >> the prima concern was that it would b be viewedegatively if disclosed publicly. and there were concerns it would be embarrassing. >> reporter: malik received her fiance visa last year in just three weeks, with no check done for whether she had any online messes. in support o of terrorm. >> had they checked her out more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive. >> reporr: in a statement to abc news this mornining, the department of homeland security says it has started three pilot programs to search the social dia of visa applicants. insiders say it's still not a widespread policy. and a major impediment. >> a lot of people are scratching their heads. why sit taking this long? >> not widespread yet. this morning. sheriff's deputies opened fire on an armed man. keptpt firing once he was on the ground. e

john cohen, a former acting under- secretary at d-h-s told abc news, homeland security barred immigration experts from reviewing social media messages of all foreigners applying for u.s. visas. preventing experts from seeking out malik's online messages in support of terror groups.cohen told abc it was "primarily a question of optics. there were concerns from a privacy and civil liberties perspective." clifford may is with the foundation for defense of democracies.[sot clifford may/foundation for the defense of democracies]"we are being very politically correct and we are sacraficing the ability to learn about people coming to this country because of that kind of reticencein clifford may's mind, there's little doubt islamist groups will continue to exploit weaknesses in america's policies. i'm kristine frazao 3 yesterday marked 104 - years since explorers first went to the south pole.here's a picture from that day on december 14 - th... 1911. leading the team of explorers was norwegian (rolled) roald (ah - mund - sen) amundsen. the team spent three days at the south pole... measuring and

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