1.   It argued that controlling the spread of encryption software made it easier for the U.S. to thwart terrorist plots, and therefore it had a compelling national security interest.

2.   Officials say that plot was thwarted in January when a fire broke out in a Manila apartment where the two men were mixing explosives.

3.   Thanks to that intelligence, Jordan thwarted a plot to assassinate King Abdullah while he was on his yacht in the Mediterranean last summer, the official said.

4.   The government said evidence that led to thwarting the plot, including a videotape, was found in Afghanistan.

5.   The purpose, he said, was to find leads for investigators trying to thwart terrorist plots.

6.   Police say they have thwarted a plot by a Chinese Triad gang to hire a Maori gang to murder a top Asian crime detective.

7.   At home, the Bush administration is moving to shift the way the United States works to thwart terrorist plots.

8.   At home, the Bush administration is moving to shift the way the nation works to thwart terrorist plots.

9.   At home, the U.S. administration is moving to shift the way the nation works to thwart terrorist plots.

10.   But in recent days, Wahid has tempered his resignation demands by praising Wiranto as an honest soldier who had once thwarted a plot to murder him.