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Obama Adresses Nation After Attempted Al Qaida Attack

More than a week after an attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas dayflight to Detroit, President Barack Obama talks to the nation in hisweekly address.The attack, reportedly organized in Yemen, highlights a hole in U.S.intelligence operations. Obama's plan to fight extremism in the fragilenation of Yemen includes strengthening and cooperating with the Yemenigovernment.

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