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Erratic North Korea poses serious threat

Erratic North Korea poses serious threat
By LARA JAKES and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An erratic North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and increasingly belligerent tone, poses a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations, the director of National Intelligence warned Tuesday in the annual accounting of

Erratic North Korea poses serious threat

Erratic North Korea poses serious threat
By LARA JAKES and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An erratic North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and increasingly belligerent tone, poses a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations, the director of National Intelligence warned Tuesday in the annual accounting of

Erratic North Korea poses serious threat

Erratic North Korea poses serious threat
By LARA JAKES and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An erratic North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and increasingly belligerent tone, poses a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations, the director of National Intelligence warned Tuesday in the annual accounting of

Obama friend or foe? McCain charts his course

Obama friend or foe? McCain charts his course
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute, cooperating with the Democrat the next on immigration and the budget. So who is the real McCain? There's the national

Nuclear chief: US plants safer after Japan crisis

Nuclear chief: US plants safer after Japan crisis
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free. A watchdog group calls that assessment overly rosy. "The performance is quite good," Nuclear

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job
By DONNA CASSATA and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - John Brennan took over Friday as director of the CIA, the finishing touch on President Barack Obama's national security team for his second term. The White House said Vice President Joe Biden swore Brennan in during a private

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job
By DONNA CASSATA and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - John Brennan took over Friday as director of the CIA, the finishing touch on President Barack Obama's national security team for his second term. The White House said Vice President Joe Biden swore Brennan in during a private

Russia says Assad 'not bluffing' about staying put

Russia says Assad 'not bluffing' about staying put
By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad "is not bluffing" about his determination to stay in power, Russia's foreign minister said in comments broadcast Friday, as the United Nations said arrangements had been made for the release of 21 U.N. peacekeepers held

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job
By DONNA CASSATA and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate's approval of John Brennan to be CIA director, after contentious debate on the use of armed drones against terrorism suspects, puts in place a third key member of President Barack Obama's second-term national

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job
By DONNA CASSATA and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate's approval of John Brennan to be CIA director, after contentious debate on the use of armed drones against terrorism suspects, puts in place a third key member of President Barack Obama's second-term national