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Lawmakers consider regulating drone strikes
Tags: CIA , John Brennan , Barack Obama , Congress
Brennan defends drone strikes, even on Americans
Tags: Senate , CIA , John Brennan , Senate Intelligence Committee
Brennan's CIA bid chance to strike back at critics
Tags: Barack Obama , CIA , John Brennan , waterboarding
Congress considers putting limits on drone strikes
Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens.
Tags: Barack Obama , drones , DoD , Congress , Steny Hoyer , CIA
Congress tightens belt, trims spy budget for 2013
House lawmakers voted Monday 373-29 in favor of a Senate-passed bill to slightly boost the president's $72 billion budget request for intelligence agencies, which is still less than last year's $80 billion budget.
Tags: House , Congress , CIA , Mike Rogers , Dutch Ruppersberger , Senate , Diane Feinstein , House Intelligence Committee , Senate Intelligence Committee
Intelligence agencies faulted for Libya fallout
A Senate report found that changes made by intelligence agencies were the origin of confusing explanations after the attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
Tags: FBI , CIA , Senate , Congress , Obama administration , Libya , DHS , Susan Rice , John Kerry
Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows
A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries to battle extremists and give the U.S. a ready and trained force to dispatch to Africa if crises requiring the U.S. military emerge.
Tags: Army , AFRICOM , Carter Ham , DoD , al-Qaida in East Africa
Panetta says war on al-Qaida taking new direction
America's war on al-Qaida is taking a new direction, moving beyond declared combat zones like Afghanistan while countering the terrorist network's search for new sanctuaries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday.
Tags: Leon Panetta , DoD , Afghanistan , terrorist
Mass. man sentenced to 17 years in terror plot
Tags: DoD , Pentagon , U.S. Capitol , Rezwan Ferdaus , terrorist , FBI
Ex-CIA man likely to plead guilty in leak case
A former CIA officer accused of leaking the names of covert operatives to journalists is expected to enter a guilty plea as part of a plea deal.
Tags: CIA , leaks , John Kiriakou ,
