On Tuesday, a House Homeland Security Subcommittee held a hearing focusing on border and maritime security challenges and metrics for measuring progress.

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Senate Historian Donald Ritchie explains the history of the State of the Union from George Washington to the present. The interview includes historic video clips, photographs, and artwork depicting joint sessions of congress.  Following the interview, portions of several State of the Union Addresses will be shown.

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The President's choice to be the new CIA Director, John Brennan, goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation hearing. If approved, Brennan will replace outgoing Acting Director Michael Morell.

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The American Enterprise Institute hosts a discussion on the accuracy of Director Kathryn Bigelow’s recent film “Zero Dark Thirty,” about the hunt for bin Laden, with three CIA veterans who were involved in the investigation.

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Outgoing commander General Carter F. Ham describes U.S. counter terrorism mission in Northern Africa.

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U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice and Acting Director of the CIA Michael Morrell met with Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee today on Capitol Hill.  Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke to reporters after the meeting, saying they are "significantly troubled" over responses to their questions regarding the explanation of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

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Last month, President Obama nominated Gen. Joseph Dunford to replace Gen. Allen as the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan.  If confirmed, Dunford would be the sixth American commander to lead the war in Afghanistan.

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Republican Senators McCain, Ayotte and Graham hold a press briefing on the Sept. 11 attack that killed a U.S. ambassador and three others in Benghazi, Libya. They announced that they will be introducing a resolution in the Senate to form a temporary Select Committee to look into the timeline and what happened in the Benghazi attack.

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DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano headlined a discussion on cybersecurity at a Washington Post Live Forum. The Secretary and others talked about how the government plans to monitor and address cybersecurity attacks not only on government computers, but business and industry.

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The Wilson Center hosted Hassina Sherjan, Founder and CEO of Aid Afghanistan for Education, and owner and CEO of the Boumi Company, for a discussion on how to protect women's rights and education in Afghanistan following the draw down of American troops in 2014.

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