Mubarak urged to help talks
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the Middle East peace process was in a "rut," and prodded Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to help break an Arab-Israeli standoff that has frustrated...
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Officials behind schedule on key Gitmo decisions
Six months after President Barack Obama took office and promised to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, administration officials acknowledged Monday they have failed to meet self-imposed deadlines for...
Congress to probe Cheney role
The House Intelligence Committee launched an investigation Friday into a secret CIA effort to assemble paramilitary teams to kill al-Qaida leaders, a probe that will focus on whether former Vice...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. CIA chief counters Pelosi's claim Panetta insists lawmakers were 'briefed truthfully' about treatment of detainees CIA Director Leon Panetta fired back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday,...
Interrogation images near
The Obama administration agreed late Thursday to release dozens of photographs depicting alleged abuse by U.S. personnel during the Bush administration of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. At least 44...
Obama opens door to probe
Shifting ground in the face of a growing uproar, President Barack Obama opened the door Tuesday to possible criminal prosecution of senior Bush administration officials who provided the legal rationale...
2 U.S. warships deployed off Korea
Two U.S. Navy destroyers, including one capable of intercepting missiles, were moved out of a South Korean port Monday amid expectations that North Korea may launch a rocket over the...
Waterboarding called torture
Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama's pick to head the Central Intelligence Agency, testified Thursday that he believes the harsh interrogation technique known as waterboarding is torture and vowed to end...
Obama defends CIA pick
After promising during the campaign to restore order and accountability to the nation's spy agencies, President-elect Barack Obama has been beset by an uncharacteristic set of missteps in his effort...
In surprise move, Obama picks Panetta to helm CIA
In choosing Leon Panetta to be the next CIA director, President-elect Barack Obama appears to have concluded that a spy chief who understands politics may be more important than one...