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Obama Close to Naming Clinton and Gen. James Jones to Key Cabinet Posts, Sources Say
November 22, 2008Barack Obama appears intent on naming an experienced and centrist foreign policy team, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state and retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones as national security adviser, sources said yesterday.
Jones Would Bring Broad Experience to National Security Adviser Post
November 22, 2008If President-elect Barack Obama turns to James L. Jones Jr. to be his national security adviser, his administration would gain someone whose career spans much of the contemporary security landscape.
Judge Orders Release of Five Guantanamo Bay Detainees
November 22, 2008For the first time, a federal judge ordered the release yesterday of detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay after evaluating and rejecting government allegations that five men were dangerous enemy combatants.
Homeland Security Pick Napolitano Praised by Left and Right Alike
November 22, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama's pending selection of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) as secretary of homeland security was greeted yesterday as a sign that the new Democratic administration will fundamentally change the tone of the nation's post-Sept. 11 approach to domestic security.
CIA Withheld Details On Downing, IG Says
November 22, 2008An internal CIA probe has concluded that agency officials deliberately misled Congress, the White House and federal prosecutors about key details of the 2001 downing of an airplane carrying U.S. missionaries in Peru, according to a senior lawmaker who called yesterday for a new criminal inquiry into the case.
New York Police Push Justice Department for Faster Handling of FISA Warrant Requests
November 22, 2008Justice Department officials in Washington have clashed with New York City police over terrorism surveillance operations, according to people familiar with the exchange.
Al-Qaeda Leader Uses Slur Against Obama in Web Video
November 22, 2008BERLIN, Nov. 19 -- Al-Qaeda delivered a harsh, personal message to President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday, tagging him with a racial slur in an attempt to undercut his political appeal in parts of the world where the network has recently tried to expand.
Candidates for Obama's National Security Adviser
November 22, 2008
Experts Warn of Security Risks in Financial Downturn
November 22, 2008Intelligence officials are warning that the deepening global financial crisis could weaken fragile governments in the world's most dangerous areas and undermine the ability of the United States and its allies to respond to a new wave of security threats.
Suspected U.S. Strike Kills 11 in NW Pakistan
November 22, 2008ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 14 -- At least 11 people were killed early Friday, including six foreign fighters, in a suspected U.S. missile strike on Pakistan's troubled border region of North Waziristan, a security official and an eyewitness said.
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