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• Peter Theo Curtis was freed by a militant group shortly after another group, the Islamic State, beheaded the American journalist James Foley.
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• Faulting the U.S. approach to hostage situations like the one his brother, James Foley, was in, Michael Foley says, “We are sitting on prisoners in Guantanamo. It doesn’t even have to be financial.”
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• The Obama administration’s admission comes on the heels of the release of a video by the militant group known as the Islamic State, which depicts the killing of American journalist James Foley.
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• A White House National Security Council names University of Central Florida alumnus Steven Sotloff as the other American in a video showing ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley. Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden says in a statement, “The US Intelligence Community has analyzed the recently released video showing US citizens James Foley and Steven Sotloff. We have reached the judgment that this video is authentic. We will continue to provide updates as they are available.” UCF officials say Sotloff attended the school from 2002 to 2004. He’s from south Florida and has been freelancing for Time magazine and The Christian Science Monitor. Members of the ISIS extremist group have threatened to kill Sotloff next.
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• The extremist group that carried out the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley engages in “cowardly acts” and “has no place in the 21st century,” President Obama said Wednesday.
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