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Intelligence chief defends Internet spying program

By LARA JAKES and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Eager to quell a domestic furor over U.S. spying, the nation's top intelligence official stressed Saturday that a previously undisclosed program for tapping into Internet usage is authorized by Congress, falls under strict

White House: Obama adjusting cyber offense stance

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is refining its use of offensive cyber operations to counter evolving threats of electronic assaults against the United States. Caitlin Hayden, spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said Friday a directive signed by

Egypt's president dismisses calls for early vote

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and TONY G. GABRIELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's embattled president on Friday dismissed calls for early presidential elections as clashes erupted in a northern Egyptian city and unidentified assailants torched a Cairo campaign headquarters of a youth group petitioning

US declassifies phone program details after uproar

By JOSH LEDERMAN and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Moving to tamp down a public uproar spurred by the disclosure of two secret surveillance programs, the nation's top intelligence official is declassifying key details about one of the programs while insisting the efforts to