Combat air patrols to continue with 'varying degrees of intensity'
"Consistent" domestic combat air patrols over U.S. cities will continue for the "foreseeable future," and defense and homeland security officials remain ready to shoot down a passenger airliner if necessary to prevent another Sept. 11-type attack, according to Assistant Secretary of Defense for...
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