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Times Square bomb plot blunders
(CNN) – A new picture is emerging today of a bumbling, would-be Times Square bomber. Authorities believe that the suspect, Faisal Shahzad, made a dry run the day before, in what was supposed to be his getaway car. But besides not being able to get the bomb to work, he had another problem. Our Susan Candiotti has the report.
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[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/05/shahzad.art.jpg caption="Faisal Shahzad made a practice run in Manhattan the day before he allegedly tried to blow up a car bomb in Times Square, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of his questioning."]
Source: Bomb suspect made dry run
(CNN) – Faisal Shahzad made a practice run in Manhattan the day before he allegedly tried to blow up a car bomb in Times Square, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of his questioning.
Last Friday, Shahzad drove his white Isuzu from Connecticut through Times Square, where he staked out potential locations for the following night's planned attack, the source said. He then parked the Isuzu several blocks away from Times Square, though the precise location was unclear, and took a train back to Connecticut, the source said.
Separately, authorities in Pakistan have rounded up a number of people for questioning, as U.S. law enforcement officials sought Wednesday to piece together Shahzad's actions and motivations.
Iftikhar Mian, the father-in-law of the suspect, and Tauseef Ahmed, Shahzad's friend, were picked up in Karachi, Pakistan, on Tuesday, two intelligence officials said. Read more
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Should athletes play politics? Ariz. immigration debate hits MLB & NBA
The world of politics is colliding with the world of sports over Arizona's controversial new immigration law. Last night, there were more protests at the Arizona Diamondbacks' game and the Phoenix Suns took to the court wearing jerseys reading "Los Suns," showing team solidarity with Latinos.
Politicians like former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson are debating the law, not just here on CNN, but also on ESPN. And both the controversy and the overlap with sports came up during President Obama's remarks about Cinco de Mayo.
The question this morning – should basketball or baseball, or any sport for that matter, get involved in politics? Our Carol Costello wants to know. Sound off below.
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DHS changing no-fly list policy after Times Square plot
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/05/shahzad.3.art.jpg caption="Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested Monday night in connection with a car bomb parked in New York's Times Square."]
(CNN) – The Department of Homeland Security is changing its no-fly list update policies to prevent a repeat of what happened Monday, when the suspect in the Times Square attempted bombing was allowed to board a plane despite his name being on the no-fly list, a DHS official told CNN Wednesday.
The official said the Transportation Security Administration will require airlines to check the no-fly list within two hours of being electronically notified of additions or changes. Previously, airlines were required to re-check the list within 24 hours.
Faisal Shahzad, who has been charged in connection with the attempted bombing in Times Square, was able to board Emirates Flight 202 late Monday despite being put on a no-fly list earlier in the day. He made his reservation by phone as he drove to the airport just hours before the flight, investigators said. When he paid for his ticket in cash at the ticket counter, the airline had not refreshed its information so his name did not raise any red flags, a senior counterterrorism official told CNN.
The search for flood survivors in Nashville
(CNN) – President Obama is giving the green light to spend federal disaster funds for relief in Nashville and surrounding counties. As swollen rivers and creeks begin to recede, officials are also trying to pump water out of some of the city's biggest landmarks, but flooding downtown has shut-down electricity making things even more difficult. Our Martin Savidge has the report.
Building Up America: Farmers market flourishes in big city
(CNN) – Today in our ongoing series, Building Up America, we show you how some people are beating the recession by literally going back to their roots. Our John Zarrella visits a farmers market flourishing in the big city that's helping people afford "healthy and fresh" foods.
Auto-enroll organ donors?
(CNN) – Every year in New York, 500 people die waiting for an organ transplant. Willie Brodsky is lucky she wasn't one of them. She was saved not once, but twice by donors. Her father, Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, hopes to save more lives by proposing a bill in the state assembly that would switch the organ donor system from "opt-in" to "opt-out." They joined us on Wednesday's American Morning.
Sound off: Are you an organ donor? What do you think of the proposed bill?
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