Court Backs Withholding 'Potent' Images Of Bin Laden's Body
The government has argued that the classified images could spark violence against Americans abroad.READ MORE
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The Low-Tech Way Guns Get Traced
There is one place in the country where a law enforcement agency can trace a gun found at a crime scene back to a buyer: the ATF's National Tracing Center in West Virginia. But the tracing process is usually tedious, involving multiple phone calls and searching, by hand, through paper records.READ MORE
The Low-Tech Way Guns Get Traced
The process is usually tedious, involving many calls and searching, by hand, through paper records.READ MORE
White House Again Raises Possibility Of Closing Guantanamo
President Obama had promised to shutter the facility when he first took office.READ MORE
Who Are The Terrorism Informants In Witness Protection?
Several informants in terrorism cases have gone into witness protection over the last 20 years.READ MORE
Federal Prosecutors Arrest Uzbekistan National On Terrorism Charges
A 30-year-old man is arrested in Idaho on terrorism-related conspiracy charges.READ MORE
Report: Problems At Justice Allowed Terrorist Suspects To Fly
Justice Department officials did not communicate with the agency that keeps "no fly" list.READ MORE
Women In Combat: Obstacles Remain As Exclusion Policy Ends
Wednesday's change is unlikely to end questions about the role of women in the armed forces.READ MORE
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Member Of Fort Hood Sexual Assault Response Team Accused Of Abuse
The Army sergeant was suspended from all duties, but hasn't been charged.READ MORE
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Benghazi Review Board Chair Asks Issa For Chance To Testify
Former Ambassador Thomas Pickering wants a chance to clear up 'unfounded' criticisms.READ MORE
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Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records
The AP says it's caught in the middle of a Justice Department leak investigation.READ MORE
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In Guantanamo, Have We Created Something We Can't Close?
The hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has brought renewed calls to close it down.READ MORE
Benghazi Review Leader Offered To Testify On Capitol Hill
Thomas Pickering's report was discussed, but he wasn't at the hearing.READ MORE
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Boston Bombing Suspect Buried In Secret At Virginia Cemetery
The burial ends a two-week ordeal to find a place to bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev.READ MORE
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Do GOP's Benghazi Charges Harm Hillary Clinton For 2016?
Republicans have accused the former secretary of state of incompetence and a cover-up.READ MORE
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Bombing Suspect's Widow Hires New Lawyer
Katherine Russell, widow of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, adds an attorney who has defended terrorism cases.READ MORE
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Witnesses Relate Frustration Over Response To Benghazi Attack
Three witnesses offered their perspective on the events surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012, attack.READ MORE
