by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | May 28, 2013 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — The head of the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence said Wednesday the government has repeatedly dropped the ball in sharing vital terrorist-risk information with everyone from Congress to state and local law-enforcement...
by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | May 28, 2013 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama defended the use of drones to kill American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and took on critics of the targeted killing program in a major counter-terrorism speech on Thursday. But Obama also began to outline new measures and...
by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | May 20, 2013 | Topics
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by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | May 15, 2013 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday responded to tough questions from the House Judiciary Committee about secret subpoenas to obtain Associated Press phone records by saying he was not involved in the decision but supported it. Committee Chairman...