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Suicide bomber attacks CIA base in Afghanistan, killing at least 8 Americans
A suicide bomber infiltrated a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least eight Americans in what is believed to be the deadliest single attack on U.S. intelligence personnel in the eight-year-long war and one of the deadliest in the agency's history, U.S. officials said.
U.S. takes majority stake in GMAC, giving lender $3.8 billion more in aid
The federal government said Wednesday that it will take majority control of troubled auto lender GMAC and provide an additional $3.8 billion in aid to the company, which has been unable to raise from private investors the money it needs to staunch its losses.
Obama to get report on intelligence failures in Abdulmutallab case
President Obama will receive a report Thursday detailing how some government agencies failed to share or highlight potentially relevant information about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab before he allegedly tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, while others were insufficiently...
In aftermath of Fort Hood, community haunted by clues that went unheeded
Nidal Hasan was causing a ruckus in his one-bedroom apartment during the early hours of Nov. 5, banging against the thin walls long after midnight, packing boxes and shredding papers until he woke up the tenants next door.
In sign of rebound, D.C. population set to surpass 600,000
The District is on the verge of a watershed in its turnaround, with the city's population set to break 600,000 for the first time in almost two decades.
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msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines NYT: CIA takes on expanded role on front lines
Even as the CIA. expands its role in Afghanistan, it is also playing a greater role in quasi-military operations elsewhere, including Pakistan and Yemen.
AP: Afghan bomber not searched
The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at an outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and was not searched, the AP has learned.
Crowds in Times Square ring in 2010
The crystal ball has dropped and confetti has showered the crowd of hundreds of thousands of revelers in Times Square who are greeting 2010 with cheers.
U.S.-Yemeni cleric was 'very aware' of Nigerian Yemeni American radical scrutinized in plot to bomb plane is also of interest in Fort Hood probe.
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Iran's opposition leader defiant after new threats Iran's opposition leader on Friday pledged to remain defiant in the face of new threats including calls by hard-liners for his ...


Hong Kong: Thousands demand democracy Thousands of Hong Kong residents marched to the Chinese government's liaison office on Friday demanding that Beijing grant full ...


Spain takes over EU presidency Spain has taken over the presidency of the EU and the prime minister says his country will strive to end Europe's economic crisis.


Pakistan: Suicide bomber strikes sporting event Police say a suicide bomber attacked a volleyball tournament in a northwest Pakistani city near the insurgent-riddled tribal ...


Petraeus: Iraq's March election is of 'enormous importance' The leading American general who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan says the upcoming Iraq election in March is of "enormous ...



C.I.A. Takes On Bigger and Riskier Role on Front Lines The deaths of seven C.I.A. operatives in Afghanistan have highlighted the agency's transformation to a paramilitary organization at the vanguard of America's wars.
Judge Drops Charges From Blackwater Deaths in Iraq The judge's move, citing misconduct by the U.S. government, left some Iraqis confused since they believe there was overwhelming evidence in the 2007 shooting.
From Airports to Broadway, Crowds Were Thinner in '09 Several indicators suggest that travel into New York City in 2009 was on a pace to register its first annual decline in eight years.
Focus on Internet Imams as Recruiters for Al Qaeda The attempted Christmas Day attack has cast a spotlight on charismatic clerics who use their online celebrity to indoctrinate and recruit young Muslims.
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