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... Virginia. In his note, Brennan said only that "appropriate officials are reviewing the facts." In letters last week to the heads of the CIA and Justice Department, Reid, another close Obama ally, said the CIA's unapproved searching of computers was "absolutely indefensible." He challenged the credibility of Brennan's ...
... committee's work. Brennan responded by saying Senate investigators may have "improperly obtained and/or retained" sensitive CIA documents, in violation of the ground rules for how the classified materials would be handled. The agency's acting general counsel asked the Justice Department to look into whether Senate staffers committed ...
... dispute between the CIA and the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee blew up publicly today. California Democrat Dianne Feinstein accused the agency of improperly searching a computer network set up for senators to review classified material. It was part of a probe into interrogations of terror suspects. SEN. DIANNE ...
... not a data mining program, and that it was created by Congress. Among the details: The Government cannot target anyone under the court-approved procedures for Section 702 collection unless there is an appropriate, and documented, foreign intelligence purpose for the acquisition (such as for the prevention of terrorism, hostile ...
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. Photo by Chris Maddaloni/ CQ Roll Call. Tuesday should have been a good day for Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. Her signature issue in Congress -- reducing sexual assaults in the U.S. military -- had just been forcefully endorsed by President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense ...
... any such data collection was accidental. The Federal Communications Commission began investigating. And, on Friday, it fined the company $25,000, the maximum penalty available, for obstructing the investigation. In its report, the FCC said, "Although a world leader in digital search capability, Google took the position that searching its ...
In 16 states, marijuana use is legal for medical purposes, but authorities say state laws do not protect growers from federal prosecution. Special correspondent Michael Montgomery of KQED San Francisco looks at how that conflict is playing out in one California community.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney spoke Thursday at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute immediately after President Obama's domestic policy address. Here is the text of his speech, as prepared for delivery:
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the probe into last week's attacks in Mumbai as protesters took to the streets to voice dissatisfaction with India's government.
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was shot and killed early Saturday morning in the capital of Colombo, a murder that could strain already tense relations between the government and separatist rebels in the north.
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