From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

The FBI makes an arrest in a case of domestic terrorism.

I'm Conan Nolan of NBC, Los Angeles, sitting in for Warren Olney,

and this is To the point from Public Radio

International. A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. It's being called one of the most

serious terrorist threats since 9-11. Najabula Zazzi, a 24-year-old Afghan, entered a plea of not

guilty this week to charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. His arrest came amidst a number of other terror-related cases.

How serious were these threats?

Are the cases a result of improved law enforcement?

And what role did the Patriot Act play?

On reporter's notebook later on, two large earthquakes in Indonesia,

closely following a quake in the Pacific.

The two events were thousands of miles apart,

but is there a chance a large quake could have an impact a world away? First, here's the news.

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Catherine T. McArthur Foundation.

I'm Conan Nolan, sitting in for Warren Allney, back with To the Point from PRI. In a moment,

a look at a case of alleged domestic terrorism, one of several apparently broken up by the FBI,

and what it means to law enforcement, the courts, and the future of the Patriot Act. On

reporter's notebook, another deadly earthquake in Indonesia, hundreds more are dead, and the future of the Patriot Act. On reporter's notebook, another deadly

earthquake in Indonesia, hundreds more are dead and they are still digging out from the

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