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Passing reference in ‘Argo’ rankles New Zealand

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

**FILE** A Predator B unmanned aircraft (Associated Press)

Human rights groups: Getting CIA out of drone business is only first step

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Website offline where stolen credit reports posted

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

HIT: A bus full of Israeli vacationers was the target of a suicide attack by terrorists in Bulgaria last July. The bus was transporting the group to a hotel. (Associated Press)

‘Shadow war’ between Israel, Iran rages on as Obama visits

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Frank R. Wolf, Virginia Republican (The Washington Times)

GOP lawmakers: Obama administration blocking access to Benghazi survivors

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this undated handout file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, an MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, is piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force, File)

CIA can’t refuse requests for documents on drone program, court rules

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Illustration by William Brown

MCCARTHY AND PILLAR: Shedding light on targeted killing program

By Mary McCarthy and Paul R. Pillar

The Washington Times

TYRRELL: Rand Paul comes of age

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Friday, July 20, 2012, file photo, blindfolded and handcuffed suspected al Qaeda members are led away to detention centers in an Iraqi army base in Hillah, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Alaa al-Marjani, File)

CIA ratchets covert operations in Iraq to fight al Qaeda

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this undated image from video seized from the walled compound of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and released on Saturday, May 7, 2011, by the U.S. Department of Defense, a man whom the American government identified as Osama bin Laden watches television with an image of President Obama on the screen. Bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Defense)

CIA nabs Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law; federal court date Friday

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

A Libyan man walks inside the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, two days after the attack that left Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead on Sept. 11. Republicans are seeking answers to lingering questions about the attack from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton this week. (Associated Press)

LYONS: Benghazi cover-up continues, nearly six months later

By James A. Lyons

**FILE** John Brennan, then-nominee for CIA director, testifies Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. (Associated Press)

Senate confirms CIA director Brennan after Paul gets assurances

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky challenged the Republican Party establishment to win his seat in 2010. He started a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday, demanding assurances that the Obama administration would not use drones in the U.S. to kill terrorist suspects. (Associated Press)

After almost 13 hours, Rand Paul ends Brennan filibuster

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** John Brennan (Associated Press)

Congress to see secret drone memos, paving path for CIA director confirmation

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** CIA Director nominee John Brennan testifies Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Select Intelligence Committee holding his confirmation hearing. (Associated Press)

Senate intelligence panel OKs Brennan nomination for CIA director

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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GAFFNEY: Putting politics over public safety

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. John McCain (right) of Arizona, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and fellow committee member Sen. Kelly Ayotte (left), New Hampshire Republican, listen as Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

GOP senators press for answers about Benghazi attack

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

“I’ve had questions, written questions, for Mr. Brennan for nearly three weeks now,” said Sen. John McCain, one of three senators who listed 10 “things we do not know” about the Benghazi attack. (Associated Press)

Senators use CIA vote for leverage to get 10 answers on Benghazi attack

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Intel committee to vote Tuesday on Brennan for CIA

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Vote on Brennan for CIA post put off

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times