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NSA Whistleblower Steps Forward
Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, came forward yester…
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“We All Lost Somebody There” - Kenyan Foreign Minister
After the terrorist group al-Shabab stormed an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, PBS NewsHou…
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Government Shuts Down, Affecting Millions
DOWNLOAD VIDEO The federal government has officially shut down for the first time in 17 yea…
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Obama Convenes Meeting with Congressional Leader to Discuss Shutdown
DOWNLOAD VIDEO On the second day of the government shutdown, President Obama convened a mee…
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President Bush Secretly Oks Border Raids Into Pakistan
The New York Times reported Thursday that President Bush two months ago secretly approved orders fo…
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"Agent 202" Charged With Spying For Cuba
In his nearly 30 years as a State Department intelligence analyst, Walter Kendall Myers was privy t…
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New Army Leader Takes Up Fight in Afghanistan
As the U.S. plans to increase its number of soldiers in Afghanistan this summer to nearly 70,000, a…
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U.S. Gives Up Control of Iraqi Cities
Iraqis celebrated yesterday as the United States military withdrew their forces from cities across …
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Would-be New York Bomber Trained in Pakistan
A suspect has been arrested in last Saturday's failed Times Square bomb plot as he was attempting t…
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U.S. Troop Drawdown Marked by Uncertainty in Iraq
August 31 is the deadline that President Obama set for all combat troops to leave Iraq. As a result…
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