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On Benghazi, blame the bureaucracy
In testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will resume the fraught conversation about what exactly took place at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year on Sept. 11. Members...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Library of Congress, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Taliban
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Senate approves Brennan as CIA chief
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, ending weeks of delay as lawmakers sought access to secret Obama administration documents about the targeted killing of militants overseas...
Tags: John Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, Espionage and Intelligence, Rand Paul
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Obama the decider
A rare phenomenon occurred on Capitol Hill the other day when two ranking officials of the Obama administration testified that they had differed with the president they still served over providing arms to the rebels in Syria seeking to oust dictator...Tags: Barack Obama, John Brennan, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Diane Sawyer , Central Intelligence Agency
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Conflict in Syria causing discord
Last August, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and then-CIA Director David H. Petraeus proposed that the United States change its policy and send weapons and other aid to the rebels fighting the Syrian government. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta...Tags: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Rebellions, Central Intelligence Agency, Chuck Hagel
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McManus: A team of rivals on Syria
Last August, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and then-CIA Director David H. Petraeus proposed that the United States change its policy and send weapons and other aid to the rebels fighting the Syrian government. Defense Secretary Leon E....
Tags: Afghanistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, Leon Panetta, Government
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Gen. John Allen turns down NATO post, set to retire
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Gen. John Allen, who was top commander in Afghanistan until Feb. 10, announced Tuesday that he is retiring from the Marine Corps due to his wife’s chronic illness, turning down a White House offer to nominate him to be the supreme...Tags: Barack Obama, Jill Kelley, Afghanistan, Central Intelligence Agency, John Allen
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Chan Lowe: Manti Te'o, Lance Armstrong and gun control
I’ve noticed that people tend to pay more attention if you can somehow work a sports theme into your message. It’s no accident that politicians lard their language with stomach-turning clichés like “home run,” “full-court...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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In surprise move, General Allen retires from military
Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, the former commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan whose nomination to lead NATO was delayed last year while investigators probed his e-mails to a Florida socialite, has retired from the military. The Naval...
Tags: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, John Allen, Paula Broadwell, Leon Panetta
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Senator threatens to block CIA nominee
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lindsey Graham threatened Tuesday to block Senate consideration of President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the CIA in retaliation for the Obama administration’s failure to provide more details about the Sept. 11 attack on...Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, John McCain, Chuck Hagel, Iran
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Times' 'naughty' and 'nice' list earns lump of coal from readers
The Times' editorial board either needs to put itself on this year’s “naughty” list or take off a number of conservatives it put there, a majority of commenters on the Times’ website concluded over the holiday. Though none of the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Peter Jackson, Fox News Channel (tv network), Central Intelligence Agency, Paula Broadwell
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KAL's year in review, the key
January 1. A dropped pass and a missed field goal keep Joe Flacco and the Ravens out of the Super Bowl. February 2. Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson becomes Mr. Super PAC by pumping millions into Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign. 3....
Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Barack Obama, Abusive Behavior, Anthony W. Batts, Central Intelligence Agency
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Army general to face court-martial on sexual misconduct charges
In a rare case of an active-duty general charged with criminal offenses, a brigadier general at Ft. Bragg, N.C., is scheduled to face a court-martial Tuesday on charges of forcible sodomy, sexual misconduct and compelling female officers to perform sex...Tags: The Washington Post, Trials, Adultery, Afghanistan, Central Intelligence Agency
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