Congress Gets First Briefing on NSA Spying
Congress received a new briefing on the NSA eavesdropping program after five months of resistance. Gen. Michael Hayden, nominated to run the CIA, faces tough Senate confirmation questions as lawmakers seek full details on surveillance, including domestic calls and phone records. National Intelligence Director Negroponte declassified 30 briefings since 2001, with debates over civil liberties and corporate data sharing continuing.
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Hamas led government deploys 3000 gunmen across Gaza
In Gaza the Hamas led government mobilized about 3000 gunmen across the strip in a brazen show of force after two Hamas members were killed in drive by shootings blamed on Fatah. The action followed a peaceful teachers protest disrupted in a southern town.
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Bomb Kills Senior Russian Official Near Nazran
A roadside blast in Nazran, Ingushetia, killed Dzhabrail Kostoyev, deputy interior minister, his two bodyguards, and four civilians, while six others died in related violence. Five Russian soldiers were later killed in a rebel ambush in Chechnya.
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Aircraft carrier Oriskany sinks to form reef off Pensacola
The USS Oriskany, a retired 888-foot carrier, was sunk in 212 feet of water off Pensacola Beach to create the world’s largest manmade reef. Veterans watched as 500 pounds of explosives triggered the dive, while Lloyd Quiter of North Collins, a Vietnam veteran, sobbed and played the boatswain’s pipe.
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Iraq Cabinet to be unveiled this weekend in Baghdad
Prime Minister designate Nouri al Maliki plans to present his Cabinet to parliament on Saturday with interior and defense posts still unsettled. Spokesman Salah Abdul-Razaq said the government is nearly complete and will proceed with or without those two ministries.
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Human and chimp DNA reveal unusual complex split
A Broad Institute study comparing 800 times more DNA suggests humans and chimpanzees separated around 10 million years ago with a 4 million year divergence, a brief hybrid phase, and then two distinct lineages forming modern humans and chimpanzees.
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Senate backs border fence and citizenship path
The Senate approved a plan offering millions of illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship and authorized 370 miles of triple layer fencing on the Mexican border. GOP critics denounced the measure as amnesty while GOP rivals pressed for stricter border security. Passage is seen as likely next week.
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