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US intelligence embraces debate in security issues

US intelligence embraces debate in security issues
By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In the months leading up to the killing of Osama bin Laden, veteran intelligence analyst Robert Cardillo was given the nickname "Debbie Downer." With each new tidbit of information that tracked bin Laden to a high-walled compound in

US intelligence embraces debate in security issues

US intelligence embraces debate in security issues
By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In the months leading up to the killing of Osama bin Laden, veteran intelligence analyst Robert Cardillo was given the nickname "Debbie Downer." With each new tidbit of information that tracked bin Laden to a high-walled compound in

Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery

Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is looking to get his groove back - at the beach. A post-Hurricane Sandy tour of the New Jersey coast line on Tuesday, gives the president a chance for a three-point play that can move him ahead of the recent controversies

Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery

Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is looking to get his groove back - at the beach. A post-Hurricane Sandy tour of the New Jersey coast line on Tuesday, gives the president a chance for a three-point play that can move him ahead of the recent controversies

GOP continues to slam new Obama war approach

GOP continues to slam new Obama war approach
By ANDREW TYALORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans keep slamming President Barack Obama's push to move the government away from a war footing and refine and recalibrate counterterrorism strategy. Capitol Hill Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina say Obama is

Obama balances threats against Americans' rights

Obama balances threats against Americans' rights
By LARA JAKES and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance

Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center

Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama is expected to reaffirm his 2008 campaign promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, where terror suspects have been held since 2002, and begin the transfer of some prisoners to other countries. Here is a look at the history of the

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday. Two men have been accused of butchering the soldier with knives and a meat cleaver on a London street while horrified bystanders watched. Obama said in a written

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday. Two men have been accused of butchering the soldier with knives and a meat cleaver on a London street while horrified bystanders watched. Obama said in a written

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack
By PAISLEY DODDS and GREGORY KATZAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-