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Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, U.S. officials say
WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, Saudi Arabia, Los Angeles Times, Police Investigations
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White House fights and loses battle to withhold Benghazi records
ReutersBy Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's White House fought and lost a battle to avoid making public what it claimed were confidential records of internal deliberations over the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Monica Lewinsky, Barack Obama, Government, Lindsey O. Graham
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COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, The Wall Street Journal, Saudi Arabia, Journalism, Barack Obama
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Column: Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records. It's an attack on the First...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Saudi Arabia, The Wall Street Journal, Journalism, Barack Obama
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Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Associated Press said on Monday the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering...Tags: Parties and Movements, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, Patrick Leahy
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Phone record seizure called 'witch hunt'
Albuquerque JournalThe Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records drew scathing criticism from news organizations Tuesday while reaction from lawmakers ranged from concern to outrage. "Americans and New Mexicans treasure a free and open...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, National Government, Barack Obama, Government
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AP records seizure just latest step in sweeping U.S. leak probe
Reuters* FBI interviews at numerous U.S. government agencies * Signs probe hasn't found target * Media reports on Yemen-based plots at issue By Mark Hosenball and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON May 15 (Reuters) - The Justice Department's controversial...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, Journalism, George W. Bush
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DOCUMENTS: White House releases trove of Benghazi emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Central Intelligence Agency, Susan Rice, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, John Boehner
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Holder defends subpoena of journalists' phone records
WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday strongly defended the criminal investigation into the leak of classified details about a successful U.S. undercover operation, calling it "within the top two or three most serious leaks" of...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, Journalism, Barack Obama, Criminals
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In uproar over U.S. seizure of AP records, focus turns to Holder
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was likely to face a storm of questions on Tuesday over the Justice Department's controversial decision to seize telephone records of the Associated...Tags: Parties and Movements, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Central Intelligence Agency, Patrick Leahy, U.S. Department of Justice
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Release Report On CIA's Use Of Torture
The Hartford CourantWhen I was a child, my parents made me and my brother say grace before meals. My mother is a preacher in the United Methodist Church, and my faith is part of my daily life. We often thanked God for our country. We expressed gratitude for our government...Tags: U.S. Army, Central Intelligence Agency, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Police Investigations
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Top Senate Republican opposes Obama's labor nomination
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The Senate's top Republican on Wednesday came out strongly against President Barack Obama's labor secretary nomination, accusing Thomas Perez of being a crusading ideologue who would bend the laws to advance his agenda....Tags: Labor Legislation, Central Intelligence Agency, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Ernest J. Moniz
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