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Feinstein: Petraeus agrees to testify on Benghazi attacks
Associated PressThe head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify to Congress about the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Sen....Tags: Libya, Dianne Feinstein, Central Intelligence Agency, Christopher Stevens, FBI
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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: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Islam, Politics, Dianne Feinstein, Religion and Belief
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White House releases Benghazi emails; Petraeus email objected to final Benghazi talking points
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the...Tags: Al-Qaeda, White House, Politics, U.S. Department of State, Parties and Movements
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Amid protests left and right, Holder says he had no role in secret review of AP phone records
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into...Tags: White House, Republican Party, Al-Qaeda, Politics, Lawyers
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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: White House, John Kerry, Politics, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey O. Graham
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Veteran diplomat says Benghazi review was thorough, defends report amid GOP inquiry
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We knew where the...Tags: Republican Party, ABC (tv network), Politics, Dianne Feinstein, Kelly Ayotte
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The cost of Guantanamo
The hunger strike by inmates protesting conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba is forcing the Obama administration to revisit its policy of indefinite detention without trial for terrorist suspects. It's about time. As Mr. Obama noted...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Al-Qaeda, Politics, Dianne Feinstein, Career and Workplace
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McManus: Obama plays for time to avoid 'red line'
Barack Obama really, really does not want to get tangled up in Syria. For almost a year, Obama's secretaries of State — first Hillary Rodham Clinton, now John Kerry — have pressed the president for more aid to the insurgents who are fighting...Tags: Hillary Clinton, White House, Politics, John Kerry, Dianne Feinstein
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The truth about torture
If there were any remaining doubts that what the CIA did to captured terrorist suspects in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks was torture, a report last week by an independent investigative panel should put them to rest. According to the report by the...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Lawyers, Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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White House suspects Syria used chemical weapons, seeks inquiry
WASHINGTON — The White House said for the first time that there was evidence Syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war, but administration officials called for a broader United Nations investigation and edged away from declaring Damascus...Tags: White House, Politics, Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Department of State, Armed Forces
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U.S. lawmakers call for action on Syria's chemical weapons
WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers quickly called for action after the White House informed members of Congress on Thursday that American intelligence agencies now believe the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against rebels trying to topple President...
Tags: White House, Adam B. Schiff, Politics, John McCain, Chuck Hagel
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Lawmakers ask who knew what about bomb suspect
BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers are asking tough questions about how the government tracked suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev when he traveled to Russia last year, renewing criticism from after the Sept. 11 attacks that failure to share...
Tags: Islam, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Al-Qaeda, Sean Collier, John Kerry
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