Former Mercer Island High student arrested near border, linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq
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Artist sketch of Nicholas Teausant in Federal Court
BLAINE, Wash -- A California man arrested just south of the Canadian border is facing serious allegations he provided support to al-Qaeda in Iraq.