While the world is focused on ISIS, al Qaeda has been plotting to hit the United States directly, reports CBS. The plot involves new hard-to-detect bombs. National security agencies are on urgent alert – with passengers in two dozen foreign airports subject to enhanced security screenings.

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• The Hill: Greenspan – Congress Should Kill the Ex-Im Bank