Bush did not certify the existence of hostilities of any kind in Yemen until September 2003. Holds 166 prisoners, most of whom have not been charged with any crime. The hearing is scheduled to run through Thursday but officials were trying to condense the agenda because of the approach of Tropical Storm Sandy, which was heading north in the Caribbean Sea on a track to reach southeastern Cuba on Thursday.The Saints, rolling into the postseason on an eightgame winning streak, took their first lead of the night on Brees' 41yard touchdown pass to Devery Henderson less than 2 minutes into the second half. Then, the recordsetting quarterback completed 7 of 8 passes for 94 yards on another scoring drive, which he kept going by leaping over the line for a first down when coach Sean Payton made the gutsy call to go for it on fourthandinches at the New Orleans 38. Stafford wasn't far behind, completing 20 of 31 for 288 yards.

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