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Rolling Stone: General Deployed Psy-Ops Against US Senators

The U.S. Army ordered a "psychological operations" team to manipulate visiting U.S. senators into pushing for more funding and troops for the war in Afghanistan, according to a report in Rolling Stone magazine. Three-star U.S. general Lt. Gen. William Caldwell is accused of deploying propaganda techniques, which the...

William Caldwell: 5 Facts on the General at the Center of Rolling Stone's Psy-Ops Story

Michael Hastings, the reporter whose "Runaway General" profile of Stanley McChrystal forced him to resign his command in Afghanistan, has another blockbuster in the pages of Rolling Stone. According to a report published Wednesday night, the U.S. military ordered its "psychological operations" unit in Kabul to manipulate...

Opinion: Could an Egypt-Style Internet Shutdown Happen Here?

Shortly after thousands of Egyptians flocked to the streets in late January to protest corruption, inflation and the lack of free speech in the country, President Hosni Mubarak responded by shutting down the Internet. In an instant, Egypt's Internet kill switch virtually cut off Egyptians from communicating with the...

Nidal Hasan a 'Ticking Time Bomb': 4 Key Conclusions from the Senate Inquiry

Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood in 2009, was known as a "ticking time bomb" who could have been stopped by the military or the FBI. That's the conclusion of a Senate inquiry led by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. In an 89-page report...

Internet Kill Switch: Should the United States Emulate Egypt?

Turn it off, quick! As was witnessed Thursday in Egypt, the embattled government acted to shut down the Internet as demonstrations fueled by social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter threatened to overwhelm the ruling party. While pulling the plug on the World Wide Web might seem like a measure relegated to the...

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Secret Service Senate Hearing Set For May 23

The chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over homeland security says he's scheduled a hearing for May 23 to review the Secret Service investigation of the Colombia prostitution scandal.

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House Passes Controversial Cybersecurity Bill

The House of Representatives passed cybersecurity legislation Thursday aimed at protecting American companies from hackers who steal intellectual property.

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House OKs cybersecurity bill despite veto threat

WASHINGTON -House Republicans are pushing ahead with legislation to protect the nation's critical infrastructure and corporations from electronic attacks despite Obama administration objections that the legislation fails to protect Americans' civil liberties.

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Secret Service Scandal: Peter King Says Three More Employees Out

A Republican lawmaker says three Secret Service employees are being forced out of the agency and two others have been cleared of serious misconduct in the agency's investigation into the prostitution scandal in Colombia.

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Secret Service Scandal Triggers Wave Of Whistleblower Tips On Agency, Joe Lieberman Says

The chairman of the Senate homeland security committee says whistleblowers are calling in tips about the Secret Service in the wake of the Colombia prostitution scandal.

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05/27/12 Senate bill may be boon for local, state defense... Source: The Day - New London CT Connecticut lawmakers are taking steps to stop the Pentagon from buying Russian-made helicopters for the Afghan military and to enable American aircraft manufacturers to compete for contracts.
05/24/12 US inquiry: Secret Service scandal not isolated Source: ABC - KVUE 23 - Austin TX The U.S. lawmaker leading an inquiry into the Secret Service prostitution scandal reported dozens of "troubling" episodes of past misbehavior Wednesday as investigators try to determine whether a culture of misconduct took root in the storied agency tasked with protecting the president.
05/23/12 McCain, Graham, Lieberman: Exercise Caution In Iran... Source: Newsmax.com Defense hawk Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., caution against excessive optimism as nuclear talks with Iran get underway Wednesday.
05/23/12 Wider Secret Service misbehavior reveale... Source: NWAnews.com - Fayetteville AR WASHINGTON The lawmaker leading an inquiry into the Secret Service prostitution scandal reported dozens of "troubling" episodes of past misbehavior Wednesday.
05/23/12 Senate inquiry hears of wider Secret Service hanky... Source: New York Post - New York NY The lawmaker leading an inquiry into the Secret Service prostitution scandal reported dozens of "troubling" episodes of past misbehavior Wednesday and appealed to insiders to come forward with what they know as investigators try to determine whether a culture of misconduct took root in the storied agency.