Update: Plane terror alert

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President Obama says investigators have uncovered a credible terrorist threat against the United States. Mr. Obama was referring to the interception of at least two packages containing explosives. The packages were discovered in Dubai and Britain, on cargo planes headed for the United States. In both cases the suspicious material had reportedly originated in Yemen. Lisa Mullins gets an update from the BBC's Paul Adams in Washington.
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