The senator cited the example of Richard Reid, the so-called Shoe Bomber, who was successfully prosecuted in civilian courts and is now serving a life sentence.

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In California Barbara Boxer, a long-serving left-wing Democratic senator, is successfully attacking her opponent, Carly Fiorina, for moving jobs overseas when she was boss of Hewlett-Packard, a technology company.

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