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Moving up the CIA ladder
CIA Director John Brennan is reportedly considering promoting an official who ran an overseas "black site" where suspected terrorists were interrogated and who was involved in the decision to destroy videotapes of waterboarding. It's an outrageous idea....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Investigations, George W. Bush, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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After drone answers, Paul drops objections to Brennan nomination
WASHINGTON — A day after launching an unusual talking filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul quickly dropped his objection to a Senate vote on John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA after Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. satisfied his concerns that the...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate, Republican Party
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Sen. Rand Paul ends marathon filibuster of John Brennan
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul ended a marathon filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA early Thursday after holding the floor for nearly 13 hours, focusing on concerns over the constitutionality of the administration’s use of...
Tags: Mark Kirk, Murder, Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, Dick Durbin
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Paul filibuster gains support, delays Brennan vote
WASHINGTON -- What began as Rand Paul’s one-man crusade to press the Obama administration for clarity regarding its prosecution of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist ties became a bipartisan spectacle in the Senate chamber Wednesday -- one that...
Tags: Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate, Ted Cruz, Republican Party, Government
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Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan
WASHINGTON -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, John Kerry, Tammy Baldwin, George W. Bush
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Senate committee approves John Brennan's nomination as CIA director
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12 to 3 on Tuesday to approve John Brennan's as the next CIA director, ending weeks of delay and setting the stage for the full Senate to vote on Brennan's nomination later this week. The committee...
Tags: Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Justice, John McCain
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Senate ends Hagel filibuster, nomination moves closer to vote
WASHINGTON – Chuck Hagel moved a step closer to confirmation as Defense secretary after the Senate voted Tuesday afternoon 71-27 to end a GOP-led filibuster of his controversial nomination. A final vote is expected to take place at 1:30 p.m. PST....
Tags: Republican Party, Iraq War (2003-2011), Chuck Hagel, Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta
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Goldberg: What Rand Paul got right
I hope I'm not too late to the fight. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Filibuster: In a March 12 column about Rand Paul, Sen. Lindsey Graham was identified as (R-Ky.). He is from South Carolina. -------------------- Last week, freshman Sen....
Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Senate, Unrest, Conflicts and War, G.K. Chesterton, Republican Party
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Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...
Tags: Death Penalty, Fines, Belief and Faith, Bank Robbery, Finance
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Secrets no president should keep
In the divided world of American politics, it's not easy to find an issue on which the legal affairs correspondent for the Nation and the former chairman of the American Conservative Union agree. But we've found one: the crucial importance of transparency...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System
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Senate debate over drones divides Republican Party
WASHINGTON -- A sudden debate over the potential use of unmanned drones against terrorist suspects in the United States touched off a power struggle within the Republican Party on Thursday, even as the Senate confirmed President Obama’s CIA...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, Mitch McConnell, Fox News Channel (tv network), Lindsey O. Graham
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Influential Democrat urges Obama to release drone opinions
WASHINGTON - President Obama should stop “bobbing and weaving” and let Congress and the public see the classified legal opinions that govern the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta ...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Ron Wyden, Polls, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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