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Some world airports slow to implement new US rules On the first day of what was supposed to be tighter screening ordered by the U.S. for airline passengers from certain countries, some airports around the world conceded Monday they had not cracked down. The United States demanded more careful screening for people who are citizens of, or are flying from, 14 nations deemed security risks. But enforcement of the U.S. rules appeared spotty. ''Everything is the same. There is no extra security,'' said an aviation official in Lebanon, one of the countries on the list. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. The Obama administration ordered the changes after what authorities say was a failed attempt by a Nigerian man to blow up a jetliner bound from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said the enhanced screening techniques would include full-body pat- downs, searches of carry-on bags, full-body scanning and explosive-detection technology. Gunman opens fire at Vegas federal building, killing officer LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man dressed in black walked into a federal building Monday in downtown Las Vegas and opened fire with a shotgun, killing a court security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal before he was shot to death in a running gunbattle. The gunfire erupted moments after 8 a.m. at the start of the work week and lasted for several minutes. Shots echoed around tall buildings in the area, more than a mile north of the Las Vegas Strip. An Associated Press reporter on the eighth floor of a high-rise within sight of the federal build- ing heard a sustained barrage of gunfire. A passer-by said he counted at least 40 shots. Bomber who killed 8 at CIA base was a Jordanian recruited to spy against al-Qaida WASHINGTON (AP) — The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan last week was a Jordanian doctor recruited by Jordanian intelligence, a former senior U.S. intelligence official and a foreign government official confirmed Monday. The bombing killed seven CIA employees— four offi- cers and three contracted security guards— and a Jordanian intelligence officer, Ali bin Zaid, according to a second for- mer U.S. intelligence official. The officials spoke on condi- tion of anonymity because they were not authorized to dis- cuss the incident. The former senior intelligence official and the foreign official said the bomber was Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al- Balawi, a 36-year old doctor from Zarqa, Jordan. NBC News first reported the bomber's identity. He was arrested more than a year ago by Jordanian intel- ligence and was thought to have been persuaded to support U.S. and Jordanian efforts against al-Qaida, according to the NBC report. He was invited to Camp Chapman, a tightly secured CIA forward base in Khost province on the fractious Afghan-Pakistan frontier, because he was offering urgent information to track down Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's right-hand man. Hajj Yacoub, a self-proclaimed spokesman for the Tal- iban in Pakistan, identified the bomber on Muslim militant Web sites as Hammam Khalil Mohammed, also known as Abu-Dujana al-Khurasani. There was no independent con- firmation of Yacoub's statement. Democrats will bypass traditional format — and GOP WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate Democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures when they negotiate a final compromise on health care legislation, officials said Monday, a move that will exclude Republican lawmakers and reduce their ability to delay or force politically troubling votes in both houses. The unofficial timetable calls for final passage of the mea- sure to remake the nation's health care system by the time President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address, probably in early February. Democratic aides said the final compromise talks would essentially be a three-way negotiation involving top Democ- rats in the House and Senate and the White House, a struc- ture that gives unusual latitude to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Califor- nia. These officials said there are no plans to appoint a formal House-Senate conference committee, the method Congress most often uses to reconcile differing bills. Under that cus- tomary format, a committee chairman is appointed to preside, and other senior lawmakers from both parties and houses par- ticipate in typically perfunctory public meetings while the meaningful negotiations occur behind closed doors. In this case, the plan is to skip the formal meetings, reach an agreement, then have the two houses vote as quickly as possible. A 60-vote Senate majority would be required in advance of final passage. US backs Yemen's president in fight against al-Qaida SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security forces clashed with al-Qaida fighters Monday, killing two, the latest sign the embattled, longtime president is making good on vows that his country will cooperate with the United States in fighting the terror network. Washington is embracing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the battle against al-Qaida's offshoot here, but it may be making a risky bet. The mercurial Saleh has held onto power for 31 years in this fragmented nation by relying on a system of manipulation — centralizing power within his family while buying off rivals and unruly tribesmen, Yemeni and American observers say. At times, that has meant forging alliances with Islamic extremists, and Saleh has frustrated U.S. officials in recent years by freeing jailed al-Qaida figures on promises they would not engage in terrorism. Several top militants have since broken those promises. Observers warn that Saleh's rule is buckling under the weight of multiple crises, deep poverty and widespread cor- ruption. The government has full control only around the capital, leaving much of the mountainous nation to heavily armed tribes, some of which have given refuge to al-Qaida fighters. 8A – Daily News – Tuesday, January 5, 2010 345 So. 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