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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...Tags: The Associated Press, Politics, White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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IMF says Egypt budget gap worrying, urges Yemen to finalize economic program
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Egypt's worsening fiscal gap is a concern but the International Monetary Fund is still ready to continue talks on a $4.8 billion loan once Cairo completes a review of its economic program, a senior IMF official said. "We are ready to...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Hosni Mubarak, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sources
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several U.S. government sources said on Monday....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Georgetown, Central Intelligence Agency, White House
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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations -sources
Reuters* Pentagon control could open program to more congressional oversight * Strikes in Yemen to be run by armed forces * CIA to keep drone operations in Pakistan for now By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Georgetown, Central Intelligence Agency, White House
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Officials say suspected US drone kills 2 militants in central Yemen
Associated PressSANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country. The officials said the Monday attack targeted the two men as they were riding a motorbike outside...Tags: Al-Qaeda
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Two suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike
ReutersSANAA, May 20 (Reuters) - Two suspected al Qaeda militants were killed on Monday in a drone strike on their vehicle south of the capital Sanaa, tribal and government sources said. The strike follows another on Saturday in which at least four militants...Tags: Sana'a (Yemen), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qaeda
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RPT-Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) * Ambassador to Yemen faces death threats * More than 1,000 U.S. diplomats at "unaccompanied" posts * Like troops, diplomats can face post-traumatic stress By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - When...Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Benghazi, Interior Policy, Iraq
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At least four suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike
ReutersADEN, May 18 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and a number of others wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle carrying suspected al Qaeda members in southern Yemen, a local official said on Saturday. The official said the strike took place at...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Al-Qaeda, Saudi Arabia
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Suspected Islamist gunmen assassinate Yemeni colonel
ReutersADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni military intelligence officer who had been targeted for assassination by al Qaeda-linked militants, a local security official said. Colonel Abdullah al-Rabaki was walking home in the city of Mukalla in...Tags: Shootings, Assassinations, Al-Qaeda, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere
WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist...
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Human Rights, Politics, United Nations, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...Tags: John O. Brennan, Politics, United Kingdom, Espionage and Intelligence, Crime, Law and Justice
May 21, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 21, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 20, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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