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• DTN News: Pakistan Taliban Scramble To Replace Dead Leader

  BNET - 2009-08-09

  DTN News: Pakistan Taliban Scramble To Replace Dead Leader*CIA missile kills widely feared Baitullah Mehsud, seen as mastermind behind Bhutto assassination*Source: DTN News / Toronto Star By Ayesha Akram in Lahore, Pakistan ~ Rick Westhead in New DelhiNSI News Source Info LAHORE, Pakistan - August 8, 2009: He was one...

  Tags: death, Pakistan, Missile

• BIGresearch Analysis Shows Changing Tides in Race for the White House

  - 2008-10-14

  The crumbling economy appears to be boosting sentiments for change as Obama's Net Promotor Score* NPS increased 5 points since last month, according to BIGresearch's ( http://www.bigresearch.com ) October Consumer Intentions & Actions Survey of 8,117 respondents. While McCain's NPS decreased month over month, Obama made gains among both Democrats...

  Tags: CIA, Democrat, FINANCE, Government, Republican, White House

• Teen had assault guns, map to White House retreat: report

  - 2008-08-06

  WASHINGTON AFP — Police are investigating a Washington area teenager who allegedly had amassed an arsenal of deadly assault weapons and bomb-making materials, along with a map to the US president's weekend retreat, press reports said Wednesday. Authorities said recent high school graduate Collin McKenzie-Gude -- who had a...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, CIA, Government, Washington, White House

• Book claims White House ordered faked letter to tie Saddam and 9/11

  - 2008-08-05

  WASHINGTON AFP — A new book by author Ron Suskind alleges that the White House ordered the CIA to fabricate a letter purportedly showing links between deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and the September 11, 2001 attacks. The book, "The Way of the World," was immediately attacked by the...

  Tags: CIA, Richard, Strategy, White House

• Bush to unveil US intelligence overhaul

  - 2008-07-31

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush will Thursday unveil an overhaul of the US intelligence services that strips the CIA of some power to work with foreign intelligence agencies, a White House spokeswoman said. The executive order, signed by Bush on Wednesday, "clarifies and strengthens the authorities...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bush, CIA, director, FINANCE, Government, Investment, president, White House

• McClellan to testify about CIA leak case

  - 2008-06-10

  WASHINGTON AP -- President Bush's former spokesman, Scott McClellan, will testify before a House committee next week about whether Vice President Dick Cheney ordered him to make misleading public statements about the leaking of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity. McClellan will testify publicly and under oath before the...

  Tags: CIA, Washington, White House

• Why Oppose Media Shield if You Don't Prosecute Leakers?

  - 2008-05-12

  Reporters aren't doctors or priests, but Congress is considering raising their legal status to similar level by creating a legal "shield" for journalists to protect confidential sources. The Bush Administration is lobbying hard against it. It's not at all clear that any "shield" is needed, but why the administration is...

  Tags: administration, CIA, media, White House

• Source says torture OK'd from Cheney down

  - 2008-04-11

  WASHINGTON -- Bush administration officials from Vice President Dick Cheney on down signed off on using harsh interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists after asking the Justice Department to endorse their legality, The Associated Press has learned. The officials also took care to insulate President Bush from a...

  Tags: CIA, PRODUCTIVITY, torture, U.S. Department of Justice, White House

• Cheney, other top officials signed off on interrogation tactics

  - 2008-04-11

  WASHINGTON -- Bush administration officials from Vice President Dick Cheney on down signed off on using harsh interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists after asking the Justice Department to endorse their legality, The Associated Press has learned. The officials also took care to insulate President Bush from a series...

  Tags: CIA, PRODUCTIVITY, torture, U.S. Department of Justice, White House

• White House to veto Senate ban on waterboarding

  - 2008-02-14

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush plans to veto legislation passed by the Senate to bar the CIA from using harsh interrogation methods including waterboarding, his spokeswoman said Thursday. "The president will veto that bill," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino. "The United States needs the...

  Tags: CIA, president, PRODUCTIVITY, U.S. Senate, White House