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Democratic senator votes against CIA nominee: Too many Bush-era policies continue
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon voted against John Brennan’s nomination to be the next director of the CIA, saying he was too cozy with the policies of the Bush administration. “The Bush Administration was far too quick to sacrifice our core constitutional values that guarantee freedom in the name…
Senate confirms John Brennan as next CIA director
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed counterterrorism expert John Brennan to be the next CIA director, filling a third crucial position on President Barack Obama’s national security team. The Senate voted 63-34 with several Republicans flocking to approve Brennan following a dramatic 13-hour filibuster the night before by Republican Rand…
Watch live: Senators debate use of drones on American citizens
Members of the U.S. Senate discuss John Brennan’s nomination as CIA director and the use of lethal force on American citizens that are deemed security threats. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on March 7. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Watch live: Rand Paul filibusters Brennan nomination for CIA director
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday took the the Senate floor to filibuster the nomination of John Brennan to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). “I’m here to filibuster John Brennan’s nomination to be director of CIA,” Paul explained. “I will speak for as long as…
Senate panel approves John Brennan as next CIA director
The US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday gave its approval for John Brennan to be the next director of the CIA, setting up a full confirmation vote as early as this week. Senators in a closed-door hearing voted 12-3 to approve Brennan, putting him on track to be President Barack…
Maddow pushes ex-White House spokesperson on drones: ‘How can the law be classified?’
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow pressed former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday regarding President Barack Obama’s administration’s use of unmanned drones to kill terrorism suspects, which Gibbs said would become more transparent in the wake of the nomination of John Brennan to lead the Central Investigation Agency. “The…
Beck: It’s ‘plausible’ that John Brennan is a secret Muslim
Conservative radio host Glenn Beck says that it’s “reasonable” to investigate whether President Barack Obama’s nominee for CIA director converted to Islam because the theory is “plausible.” Last week, former FBI agent John Guandolo, who resigned after engaging in a sexual relationship with a witness, told radio host Tom Trento…
Brennan denies involvement in CIA ‘enhanced interrogation’ program
John Brennan denied at his Senate confirmation hearing as CIA director accusations that he played a central role in the agency’s torture of suspected terrorists, and suggested he was misled as a CIA senior official over the value of information obtained through waterboarding. Brennan faced lengthy questioning over the CIA’s…
Brennan refuses to say whether waterboarding is torture
At his confirmation hearing on Thursday, President Barack Obama’s nominee for CIA director refused to state whether or not waterboarding was a form of torture. When pressed by Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, John Brennan said the simulated drowning technique should be banned. However, he repeatedly declined to label…
Activists banned after protests stall CIA nominee Brennan’s hearing
Senate intelligence committee chairman Diane Feinstein (D-CA) on Thursday ordered protesters cleared from a Senate hearing on the nomination John Brennan to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As Brennan entered the hearing room, demonstrators immediately began speaking out against the U.S. government’s practice of using…
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