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Weekly Presidential Address

President Barack Obama delivers the weekly presidential address.
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Presidential Statement on Bombing Suspect Capture

President Obama delivers a statement following the arrest of the second suspect in the April 15, 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon.
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Boston News Conference on Bombing Suspect

Boston and Federal officials hold a news conference in Watertown, Mass., after the second Boston Marathon Bombing suspect was taken into custody nearby. Boston Police...
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Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation

Retired Air Force Colonel Randall Larsen provides an update on the latest developments in Boston following the Marathon Bombings and discusses bioterror programs put in...
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White House Briefing with Press Secretary Jay Carney

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney holds his daily briefing at the White House. Questions from the media include the letter addressed to the President...
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White House Reacts to Boston Marathon Bombing

President Obama delivers a statement from the White House on the Boston Marathon bombings which took place Monday afternoon. He announces that the FBI is...
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House Republicans on Boston Marathon Bombings

House Republican leaders spoke to reporters about the bombings at the Boston Marathon the previous day. Speaker Boehner ordered the flags on Capitol Hill be...
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FBI News Conference on Boston Marathon Bombings

State and federal officials brief reporters on the state of their investigation into bombings at the previous day's Boston Marathon.
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Experts Describe Hezbollah's Worldwide Activities

Middle East policy experts outline the evolution of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant organization, and its relationship with Iran. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) chairs this hearing...
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Fordham Law School Center on National Security

Center on National Security host conference on modern warfare at Fordham Law School. The conference keynote address, "A 'Drone Court': The Pros and Cons" will...
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White House Daily Briefing

White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest briefs reporters and answers questions.
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Book Discussion on The Terror Courts

Jess Bravin talks about his book, "The Terror Cours: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay", in which he discusses the challenges facing military prosecutors as they...
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CIA Interrogations and Osama bin Laden's Capture

Former CIA officials talk about the agency's interrogation methods during the search for Osama bin Laden and responded to the depiction of those methods in...
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Al-Qaida in Africa

Peter Pham talksabout the influence of al-Qaida and other terrorist groups in Northern Africa, including the recent terrorist attack at a gas complex in Algeria...
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Special Operations and Iraq

General Stanley McChrystal talks about the evolution of the Joint Special Operations Command and the pursuit of al Qaida in Iraq.
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Book Discussion on The Terror Factory

Trevor Aaronson talks about his book, "The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism", in which he argues that the FBI has been...
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Senate Hearing on Benghazi Consulate Attack

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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Benghazi Consulate Attack Report, Part 2

State Department Deputy Secretaries William Burns and Thomas Nides testify on the findings of a report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S....
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Benghazi Consulate Attack Report, Part 1

State Department deputy secretaries testify on the findings of a report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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Benghazi Consulate Attack Report

Senior State Department officials testify on the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya that led to the deaths of Ambassador...