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    Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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. Installing that official as head of the agency's National Clandestine Service would undermine the Obama administration's insistence that it has repudiated the abuses of the George W. Bush administration's war on terror.
    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: Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    2. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Don't shoot, drone guys. I'm a friendly American!

    Not to be all paranoid and everything, but is someone out to get me -- er, us?
    Not to be all paranoid and everything, but is someone out to get me -- er, us? You have to admit, given the week’s news, that Buffalo Springfield may have been on to something in the summer of ’67: Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it...

    Tags: John O. Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency, Buffalo Springfield (music group), Politics, Eric Holder

    3. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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 president doesn’t have authority to order a lethal drone strike on U.S. soil outside combat.
    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, John O. Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency, Republican Party, Ron Wyden

    4. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 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 drone strikes to target suspected terrorists.
    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: Crime, Law and Justice, Mike Lee, James Stewart, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, George W. Bush

    5. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Paul filibuster gains support, delays Brennan vote

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- What began as Rand Paul&rsquo;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 delayed a vote on the president&rsquo;s choice for a new CIA director.
    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: Mike Lee, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, Parties and Movements, White House

    6. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- 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 suspects.
    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: George W. Bush, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Department of Justice, Rand Paul, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    7. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Senate committee approves John Brennan's nomination as CIA director

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12 to 3 on Tuesday to approve <a>John Brennan's </a>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.
    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: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Benghazi, U.S. Department of Justice, Harry Reid, White House

    8. Mar 12, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. Goldberg: What Rand Paul got right

    I hope I'm not too late to the fight.
    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: The Wall Street Journal, Rand Paul, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lindsey O. Graham, U.S. Congress

    9. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination

    Sen. <a href="#" data-topic-id="PEPLT007915">Rand Paul</a> (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of <a href="#" data-topic-id="PECLB000652">John Brennan</a>&rsquo;s nomination to lead the <a href="#" data-topic-id="ORGOV000009">CIA</a>. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the <a href="#" data-topic-id="PLCUL000110">White House</a>'s policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and ending at 12:39 a.m. EST Thursday.
    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: James Stewart, NAACP, Gun Control, Political Dissent, Biotechnology Industry

    10. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 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 in government, especially when the president claims the power to kill us without charges or trial, by directing the launching of a remote-control drone.
    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: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Yemen

    11. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 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&rsquo;s CIA nominee after a highly publicized delay.
    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 Select Committee on Intelligence, Jeb Bush, Fox News Channel (tv network), Parties and Movements, Rand Paul

    12. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Influential Democrat urges Obama to release drone opinions

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> - President Obama should stop &ldquo;bobbing and weaving&rdquo; 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&nbsp;says.
    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: The Washington Post, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress, John Podesta

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