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Cheney criticizes Obama on national security policy, and Biden fires back
March 9, 2010Vice President Biden and his predecessor, Richard B. Cheney, engaged in a virtual debate Sunday that highlighted how little progress has been made over the past year -- and across consecutive administrations -- in resolving the central national security questions raised by the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and their aftermath.
Obama must decide degree to which U.S. swears off nuclear weapons
March 9, 2010President Obama's top national security advisers will within days present him with an agonizing choice on how to guide U.S. nuclear weapons policy for the rest of his term.
FBI director warns of 'rapidly expanding' cyberterrorism threat
March 9, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III warned Thursday that the cyberterrorism threat is "real and . . . rapidly expanding."
White House declassifies outline of cybersecurity program
March 9, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- The Obama administration Tuesday declassified an outline of a major government effort to protect its computer networks.
Suicide bomb attack in Kabul kills at least 16, raises regional tensions
March 9, 2010 KABUL -- A crew of suicide bombers armed with grenades and Kalashnikov rifles attacked two guesthouses frequented by foreigners here early Friday, setting off a gun battle with Afghan police and killing at least 16 people.
Once seemingly impregnable, Hamas shows signs of vulnerability
March 9, 2010BEITUNIA, WEST BANK -- Struggling to maintain its strength in the West Bank amid a crackdown by Israel and Palestinian police and suffering after the assassination of one of its top leaders, Hamas has sustained another blow with news that the son of one its founders had been spying on it for Israel.
Corrections
March 9, 2010-- A What's Doing listing in today's Weekend section, which was printed in advance, said that Legends and Lore Tours at Sotterley Plantation would be held Saturday at 5 and 7 p.m. Because of site conditions, the tour has been rescheduled for March 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Toyota unsure how to solve safety issues
March 9, 2010Toyota's top U.S. executive told lawmakers on Tuesday that he is not certain the company has fixed its runaway car problems even though it has recalled millions of vehicles around the world.
Senators urge Obama to shift funds from terrorism trials to Coast Guard
March 9, 2010 Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to abandon plans to spend $200 million to pay for state and local costs to secure terrorism trials and use the money instead to prevent cuts to the U.S. Coast Guard in its 2011 budget.
Iran arrests Sunni rebel accused of links with U.S.
March 9, 2010TEHRAN -- Iranian authorities have arrested the fugitive leader of the country's main Sunni Muslim insurgent group, Iran's minister of interior told reporters Tuesday.
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