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Obama thanks terror task force for uncovering bomb plot

Quick ReadPresident thanks team that uncovered the latest suspected plot to kill Americans with homemade bombs.

US President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser

Photo credit: Getty/MANDEL NGAN | US President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee at the Hammerstein on October 20, 2009 in New York City. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama took time in Manhattan Tuesday to thank the men and women of the Joint Terrorism Task Force that uncovered the latest suspected plot to kill Americans with homemade bombs.

In a brief appearance at task force headquarters, Obama told the assembled FBI agents, NYPD officers and other law enforcement officials the group helped the country make "real progress" in thwarting...

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