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Congress on Petraeus probe: We want answers
November 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus never shied away from the public eye before in times of crises. Now, he might not have a choice. As details emerged about his extramarital …
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Petraeus news hit Feinstein like ‘lightning bolt’
November 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The career of David Petraeus, the CIA director and renowned general, was derailed by allegedly vicious emails his paramour sent to another woman. Now the CIA, FBI … 2
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Congress wants answers from FBI, CIA on Petraeus
November 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The career of David Petraeus, the CIA director and renowned general, was derailed by allegedly vicious emails his paramour sent to another woman. Now the CIA, FBI … 2
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FBI, CIA face questions about Petraeus affair
November 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The career of David Petraeus, the CIA director and a renowned military general, was derailed by allegedly vicious emails his paramour sent to another woman. Now the …
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Official: Emails from paramour led to FBI probe
November 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails sent by his biographer and paramour, Paula Broadwell, to another woman, and eventually led …
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Admitting to affair, Petraeus resigns as CIA chief
November 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus has brought a sudden and unexpected end to the public career of a four-star general who led U.S. troops in …
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CIA Director David Petraeus quits over affair
November 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, …
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CIA Director Petraeus quits: extramarital affair
November 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, …
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Pentagon timeline shows military response to Libya
November 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New Pentagon details show that the first U.S. military unit arrived in Libya more than 15 hours after the attack on the consulate in Benghazi was over, … 1
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US officials counter reports on Benghazi attacks
November 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon provided more details Friday of the military response to the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as questions continue to swirl ahead of … 8
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US officials: No delays in rescue effort in Libya
November 1, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA security officers went to the aid of State Department staff less than 25 minutes after they got the first call for help during the attack on … 1
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Admin. rejects new claim about Libya attack
October 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama administration officials defended their response to the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, amid new claims that the White House failed to send …
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Ex-CIA man pleads to leaking operative’s identity
October 23, 2012 in Nation/World ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) — A former CIA officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaking the identity of one of the agency’s covert operatives to a reporter and will be sentenced to …
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Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info
October 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House executive order would direct U.S. spy agencies to share the latest intelligence about cyberthreats with companies operating electric grids, water plants, railroads and …
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GOP pounces after news of CIA cable on Libya raid
October 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Sensing a moment of political vulnerability on national security, Republicans pounced Friday on disclosures that President Barack Obama’s administration could have known early on that militants, not … 7
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Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info
October 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House executive order would direct U.S. spy agencies to share the latest intelligence about cyberthreats with companies operating electric grids, water plants, railroads and …
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CIA found militant links a day after Libya attack
October 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was …
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Minn. man convicted of aiding Somalia terror group
October 18, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man accused of helping send young men through a terrorist pipeline from Minnesota to Somalia was convicted Thursday on all five terrorism-related charges he faced, …
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AP source: Obama was considered potential target
October 18, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A Bangladeshi man snared in an FBI terror sting considered targeting President Barack Obama and the New York City Stock Exchange before settling on a car … 3
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Feds: NYC terror sting suspect picked hard target
October 18, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A Bangladeshi man snared in an FBI terror sting considered targeting a high-ranking government official and the New York Stock Exchange before authorities say he raised …
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Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve
October 17, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up …
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Feds: 1 arrested in plot to attack Federal Reserve
October 17, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up … 1
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Feds: Suspect sent ‘cannon fodder’ to Somalia
October 17, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota terrorism suspect used young men as “cannon fodder” when he helped send them from Minneapolis to their native Somalia to join the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab, …
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White House ponders a strike over Libya attack
October 16, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House, under political pressure to respond forcefully to the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, is readying strike forces and drones but … 3
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White House mulls how to strike over Libya attack
October 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to … 1
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FBI came to Benghazi and left in past 24 hours
October 4, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A team of FBI agents arrived in Benghazi, Libya, to investigate the assault against the U.S. Consulate and left after about 12 hours on the ground as …
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FBI came and went to Benghazi in past 24 hours
October 4, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A team of FBI agents arrived in Benghazi, Libya, to investigate the assault against the U.S. Consulate and left after about 12 hours on the ground as … 2
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Lawmakers divided on counterterror effort
October 3, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Stinging criticism from Congress about a counterterrorism effort that improperly collected information about innocent Americans is turning up the heat on the Obama administration to justify the …
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NY charges in US-Russia military electronics case
October 3, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A Kazakhstan-born owner of a Texas export firm was charged in New York on Wednesday with being a secret Russian agent involved in a multimillion-dollar scheme …
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White House widening covert war in North Africa
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Small teams of special operations forces arrived at American embassies throughout North Africa in the months before militants launched the fiery attack that killed the U.S. ambassador … 1

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