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WASHINGTON – Al Qaeda (search) had progressed much further toward developing a particular biological weapon before the Sept. 11 attacks than the United States realized, the presidential commission investigating intelligence on weapons of mass destruction (search) found. The intelligence community was surprised by Al Qaeda’s advances in a virulent strain …

NEW YORK – Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) on Tuesday named Paul Jacobs (search) as chief executive officer to succeed his father, Irwin Jacobs (search), who will remain chairman of the wireless technology company he founded. Paul Jacobs, 42, who will assume the CEO position on July 1, currently serves as executive …

WASHINGTON – Anyone who stopped by Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Thomas Griffith (search) might have thought that the fate of the nation’s second-highest court hinged on whether Griffith paid his annual dues as a member of the District of Columbia bar. Griffith failed to pay his bar …