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Drone program had largely run its course
WASHINGTON — President Obama took pains to place the new restrictions on targeted killings he announced Thursday into the context of a broad reappraisal of the nation's anti-terrorism effort. Drones are not "a cure-all for terrorism," he said in...Tags: Elections, United Nations, Pakistan, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Justice
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COLUMN - What war on the press?
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has declared war on the press, say writers at Slate, the Daily Beast, Reason, the Washington Post (Jennifer Rubin, Dana Milbank...Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Periodicals, National Security Agency, Stuxnet Virus, The Washington Post
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Senator urges 'extreme caution' on SoftBank -Sprint deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential senator expressed strong concerns on Friday about Japanese company SoftBank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel , warning it could expose the United States to Chinese cyber attacks. "I have real concerns...Tags: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Federal Communications Commission, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Chuck Schumer, National Government
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Obama speech suggests possible expansion of drone killings
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his administration's use of drone strikes to kill terrorists as effective, lawful and "heavily constrained," but he also appeared to be laying groundwork for an expansion of the controversial targeted...Tags: The Miami Herald, Barack Obama, Pakistan, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Al-Qaeda
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Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues. Medea Benjamin, a founder of anti-war...Tags: U.S. Congress, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Wars and Interventions, Central Intelligence Agency, International Military Interventions
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Obama orders review of guidelines on investigating reporters
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may "chill" investigative journalism and said he had asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after...Tags: Laws, Barack Obama, National Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Journalism
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
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SoftBank would add 'security director' to Sprint board
Reuters(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in hopes of easing national security concerns raised by the proposed...Tags: Government, The Wall Street Journal, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Sprint Nextel Corporation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Dish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal
ReutersBy Liana B. Baker May 22 (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its...Tags: POLITICO LLC, Online Advertising, Japan, Hamburgers, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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FEATURE-'Irrational' hackers are growing U.S. security fear
Reuters* Aging control systems vulnerable to attack-experts * Infrastructure malfunctions loom as hackers probe networks * U.S. power grid target of daily cyber attacks By Jim Finkle May 22 (Reuters) - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, National Security Agency, U.S. Senate, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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'Irrational' hackers are growing U.S. security fear
Reuters(Reuters) - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around the country that were not password protected. A hacking expert who helps companies uncover network...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, National Security Agency, U.S. Senate, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Gerald Henry
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Access to U.S. chemical-site records is spotty
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A law Congress passed more than a quarter-century ago to alert the public to chemical hazards is seen today by some government officials as a potential tip sheet for terrorists. As a result, public access to hazardous-chemical...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Judges, New York University
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