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Administering Classification Policy at ODNI

At the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, “The original classification of information is rarely necessary,” according to an October 2010 ODNI Instruction.  But that’s because most...

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Top China delegate pulls out of IMF meet amid islands row

TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund confirmed on Wednesday that China's central bank governor will not lead the Chinese delegation at the IMF's semi-annual meeting this week, in what...

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Qatar fund divides Paris opinion

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Jan Brewer’s Super PAC Wades Into Congressional Races

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's super- political action committee is wading into three competitive U.S. House races in an unusual move to help Republicans in her state's congressional delegation.Read...

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Iran cancels EU visit over preconditions

Tehran cancels European Parliament visit after delegation requests meeting with two dissidents who won rights prize. … Read More

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European Parliament cancels trip to Iran over activists

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Parliament delegation has called off a trip to Iran after a request to meet two jailed activists was refused. … Read More

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North Korea says proud of its human rights record

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea's U.N. delegation declared on Friday that it was proud of Pyongyang's social system and human rights record and rejected as baseless a U.N. monitor's report that...

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New Hampshire Elects First All-Women Delegation

New Hampshire made history on Tuesday, electing the first-ever all-women delegation.Joining New Hampshire Senate incumbents Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Kelly Ayotte (R) are three newly elected women: Gov....

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Hooray! Bankrupt California Is Now a One-Party State!

In the L.A. Times, lefty opiner Harold Meyerson performs a tapdance on the grave of the California Republican Party. Excerpt: Assuming the leaders in the few remaining close races hold their leads,...

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Six Affairs, Two Abortions and Another Term in Congress

Tennessee Republican Rep. Scott Desjarlais was among the more than 350 members of Congress who won another two-year term this election, defeating his challenger by double-digits last Tuesday despite a...

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U.S. gives ‘full backing’ to Israel while urging de-escalation of Gaza violence

The Israeli ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, says the US has given his government a free hand in its assault on Gaza as the Israeli cabinet ordered a large call up of military reserves,...

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Bloomberg Wants Nearly $10 Billion From Feds For Hurricane Sandy

As noted on Reason 24/7, Mayor Bloomberg is asking for an additional $9.8 billion dollars from the federal government for post-Sandy recovery. ;In a letter to New York City’s congressional ;...

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A NATO suicide out of a Bourne movie

Serbia's ambassador to NATO was chatting and joking with colleagues in a multistory parking garage at Brussels Airport when he suddenly strolled to a barrier, climbed over and flung himself to the...

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Venezuela’s Chavez Won’t Be At Summit, Brazilian Official Hints

BRASILIA, Brazil -- An official in the Brazilian Foreign Ministry is hinting Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez will not attend a Mercosur trade bloc meeting in Brazil's capital Friday. That raises new...

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Google’s Schmidt sees NKoreans using Internet

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Students at North Korea's premier university showed Google's executive chairman Tuesday how they look for information online: they Google it.But surfing the Internet that...

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Lynn Jenkins, Kansas Congresswoman, Opposes Sandy Pork Spending Despite Record

A Republican congresswoman from Kansas who voted against the first round of Hurricane Sandy relief and noted her opposition to "pork" in the bill was attacked in 2010 by a Tea Party congressional...

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Catholic bishops slam Israel’s security barrier

A delegation of Roman Catholic bishops from Europe and North America pledged on Thursday to press their governments to act against the “injustice” of Israel’s West Bank separation barrier. During a...

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Gov. Perry: Boy Scouts should keep no-gay policy

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldn't soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and dismissed the idea of bending the...

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US direct military support to Mali likely to continue after elections

US direct military support to Mali likely to continue after electionsGet short URLLink copied to clipboardemail story to a friendprint versionPublished: 19 February, 2013, 14:38 TAGS:Arms, Conflict,...

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Is it too hard for S.Korea’s first female president to be soft on Pyonyang?

Is it too hard for S.Korea's first female president to be soft on Pyonyang? Published time: February 27, 2013 13:46 In the shadow of North Korea's universally condemned third nuclear test, the...

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