National Security
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PRISM: Barack Obama says 'nobody is listening to your telephone calls'
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President Barack Obama is defending the government's secret surveillance of of America's phone records and U.S. Internet use, saying he increased some of the "safeguards" on the programs when he came into office and Congress and federal judges have oversight on the programs.
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Susan Rice appointed National Security adviser
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President Barack Obama officially announces on Wednesday diplomat Susan Rice as his national security adviser.
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President Obama national security speech welcomed abroad
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President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies- Pakistan and Yemen.
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President Obama to address Guantanamo, terror, national security
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President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy.
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Robert McFarlane being investigated by FBI for possible ties to Sudan
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The FBI has searched the apartment of former Reagan administration national security adviser Robert McFarlane for evidence of whether he lobbied on behalf of the government of Sudan in violation of federal law.
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Obama could round out natl. security team soon, picks for CIA, Pentagon possible
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President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination for defense secretary expected and a pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency possible.
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Fiscal cliff and national security
CommentDaly interview December 20, 2012
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Norwegian man tied to possible summer terror threat, sources say
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Al-Qaida has reportedly recruited a Norwegian man to bring down an airplane, with the attack timed to coincide with the upcoming summer games.
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U.S. terror no-fly list doubled last year
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The size of the U.S. government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the U.S. has more than doubled in the past year.
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Bradley Manning appears in court Friday
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Neither the government nor Bradley Manning's defense team presented arguments on the the charges against him. They instead got entangled in a dispute over a presiding officer's impartiality.
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Former NSA officials pleads guilty in leak case
CommentThe Justice Department on Thursday reached a plea agreement in the leak case against a former National Security Agency official.
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AP sources: Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA
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President Barack Obama plans this week to name CIA Director Leon Panetta to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Gen. David Petraeus, now running the war in Afghanistan, would take the CIA chief's job.
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