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New York Daily News, 27.08.08 13:33 UTC

Feds: Trio of would-be Obama assassins not much of 'threat'

The three suspected of plotting to assassinate Barack Obama are a racist "bunch of meth-heads" too addled to pose much of a threat to anyone, officials said Tuesday. "The law recognizes a true threat ...

Los Angeles Times, 27.08.08 08:00 UTC

Men's threat to kill Obama is downplayed

Federal authorities say the pair's rants while on a methamphetamine binge do not meet the legal standard for filing charges, despite their possession of rifles and sniper scopes.

Houston Chronicle - Politics, 27.08.08 06:02 UTC

Threats on Obama's life spotlight security fears

DENVER An apparently half-baked plot by three Denver-area men to assassinate Sen. Barack Obama on the basis of his race has highlighted the question of exactly what and whom to fear as Obama becomes ...

CNN Top Stories, 27.08.08 01:00 UTC

No evidence of 'true threat' to Obama

DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- There is not enough evidence to conclude that three people arrested with drugs and weapons posed a "true threat" to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the Denver U.S. Attorney said Tuesday.

BBC World News, 27.08.08 00:00 UTC

'No evidence' of threat to Obama

Three men arrested on weapons and drugs charges in the US state of Colorado were not involved in a credible plan to kill Barack Obama, officials have said.

Telegraph, 26.08.08 19:01 UTC

Barack Obama 'ought to be shot' says racist plotter

A man at the centre of a suspected assassination plot against Senator Barack Obama has said that the presidential candidate "ought to be shot" because of his colour.

The Independent, 26.08.08 18:31 UTC

FBI investigate 'Obama' plot

Just days before Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination before an open-air crowd on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' speech, the authorities in Denver are ...