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US to Lay Out Case for Killing Citizens Suspected of Terrorism

Attorney General Eric Holder will give a speech Monday outlining the legal justification for use of deadly force in the assassination of U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, according to an official in President Barack Obama's administration.
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CIA to software vendors: A revolution is coming

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors on Tuesday that it plans to revolutionize the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace of technology advances.
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CIA to Maintain Sizable Presence in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Washington Post reports that the CIA has plans to maintain a robust operation in both countries after conventional operations have wound down, underscoring the military's broader shift towards clandestine, targeted operations undertaken by CIA agents or Special Forces commandos.
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Haditha Marine's lawyers call Anonymous cowards after hack

Lawyers for a U.S. Marine court-martialed for his role in killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha slammed the international hacking collective Anonymous as cowards on Monday after they knocked out the firm's website and published internal e-mails on the web.
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CIA, NYPD Link Was 'Extralegal'

Recent evidence shows that the collaboration between the NYPD and CIA, which turned the NYPD into one of the most aggressive domestic intelligence agencies, may not have been by the book.
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Pentagon, CIA sued over alleged meetings with filmmaker

A government watchdog group is suing the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency, claiming the agencies are refusing to release details of their alleged meetings and communications with director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal.
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Senate Rejects Obama's Choice of El Salvador Ambassador

Senate Republicans Monday blocked Mari Carmen Aponte, President Obama's choice to be ambassador to El Salvador, stating there were unresolved questions about whether Cuban intelligence officials tried to recruit her as a spy in the 1990s.
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Crash of U.S Drone Unmasks Its Spying Efforts in Iran

The crash of a CIA drone in Iran has brought into the open what U.S. intelligence agencies would prefer to have kept secret: intense spying efforts in a country where the United States has no official presence.
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Exclusive: U.S. Defense Firms Blast Pentagon on Contract Changes

Over 100 U.S. aerospace and defense industry executives are urging Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to hold off on proposed changes to Pentagon contracts with industry, warning they would dampen competition, raise costs and lead to further layoffs at a difficult time.

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