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CIA Director Petraeus resigns, admits extra-marital affair

Source: Asharq Alawsat, Nov 10 2012, 5:57am CST

10/11/2012 WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - CIA Director David Petraeus resigned as head of the leading U.S. spy agency on Friday, saying he had engaged in an extramarital affair and acknowledging he "showed extremely poor ...

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7 minutes ago

National Security Brief: DOD To Take Over Some CIA Drone Programs

Source: Think Progress  |   May 21 2013, 8:16am CDT

The Obama administration is reportedly looking to shift some of the responsibility of U.S. drone operations from the CIA to the Defense Department, in an effort to make part of its counter-terror targeted killing program le ...

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16 minutes ago

‘Multiple scandals hit Obama admin.’

Source: Press TV  |   May 21 2013, 8:07am CDT

“I believe that this scandal involving the press freedoms and also the spying on Congressional members as well…is going to have a negative impact on the administration and particularly on the justice department,” said Abayomi Azik ...

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27 weeks ago


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"He's respected, a straight shooter, and has great relationships with the White House and Capitol Hill. Not to mention over 30 years of agency experience ... the odds-on favorite."


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3 hours ago

Keeping track of Obama's 'scandal' scorecard: Editorial

Source: NJ.com  |   May 21 2013, 5:19am CDT

One can only hope Congress soon remembers that millions of Americans are out of work, our immigration system is still broken and the Mideast seems to be breaking into pieces. President Obama has been besieged by criticism the past few we ...

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3 hours ago

White House Press Secretary Still In The Hot Seat

Source: Time Magazine  |   May 21 2013, 4:45am CDT

White House press secretary Jay Carney is questioned by the press during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, May 20, 2013. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney started a new week much as he ended the last one—under assault from ...

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4 hours ago

Charles Krauthammer: GOP should let facts dictate Benghazi followup, not politics

Source: Abilene Reporter News  |   May 21 2013, 3:46am CDT

WASHINGTON — Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-Contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don’t know. History will judge. Second, overhyping will only diminish the importance of the scan ...

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5 hours ago

Policy, discretion guide media sources probes

Source: WIS  |   May 21 2013, 3:14am CDT

The car you drive may have one and you may not even know it. Event data recorders collect several pieces of information seconds before a crash such as: speed, brake pressure, and seat belt use. TroopersMore >> The ...

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7 hours ago

Find out exactly who gave the order to stand down in Benghazi

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch  |   May 21 2013, 12:49am CDT

When a ferocious storm hit De Soto High School dead-on in 2003, no children were hurt, thanks in part to the efforts of two track coaches who … Obama administration must realize that everyday journalism is not spying. A groundbreaking wa ...

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7 hours ago

Obama latest president to play defense in 2nd term

Source: Detroit News Online  |   May 21 2013, 12:27am CDT

What is it about presidents second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in ...

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8 hours ago

Redacted truth, subjunctive outrage

Source: Quad-Cities Online  |   May 21 2013, 12:16am CDT

Note to GOP regarding Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don't know. History will judge. Second, overhyping only will diminish the importance ...

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