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Death of Osama bin Laden: Phone call pointed U.S. to compound --€” and to '€˜the pacer'

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Bob Woodward - May. 06 (News Report) - It seemed an innocuous, catch-up phone call. Last year Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, the pseudonym for a Pakistani known to U.S. intelligence as the main courier for Osama bin Laden, took a call from an old friend. Where have you been? inquired the friend. We’ve missed you. What’s going on in your life? And what are you doing now?

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Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels (Reuters)

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Mark Hosenball - Mar. 30 (Breaking News) - Reuters - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, government officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

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Despite openness pledge, President Obama pursues leakers

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Josh Gerstein - Mar. 07 (News Report) - The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers who leak secret information to expose wrongdoing, highlight national security threats or pursue a personal agenda.

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Janet Napolitano: US terror threat highest since 9/11

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - By BBC Staff - Feb. 09 (News Report) - The threat of terrorism in the US is in some ways "at its most heightened state" since the 9/11 attacks, the US homeland security secretary says.

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Eight Years Later

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:07:35 -0800

New York Times - Jan. 08 (Opinion) - While President Obama did not create the intelligence system, he has now gotten a bitter lesson in its weaknesses despite the mea culpas and pledges of reform.

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NSA Spied on Journalists? Whistleblower Reveals Surveillance Target

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Common Dreams - By Olbermann, Russell Tice - Jan. 22 (News Report) - In an exclusive interview tonight on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," former NSA analyst Russell Tice says that the agency under the Bush administration secretly collected communications data on civilians, including journalists.

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Specter Caves to White House Demands on NSA Bill

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:43:40 -0700

NewStandard - By Catherine Komp - Jul. 19 (News Report) - Constitutional law experts and civil rights advocates are slamming the latest legislative proposal from US Senator Arlen Specter to address the government’s warrantless wiretapping program. After months of negotiations with other lawmakers and Bush administration officials, Specter announced a "compromise" agreement last Thursday. But critics... say the proposal is a "sham" that eliminates congressional oversight over the executive branch and any meaningful legal review of the program.

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