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National Security Council stories: 7 news summaries

Jones Emerges as Strong Voice
for Obama

National security adviser sheds early uncertainty about role

Oct 7, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Jones’ rocky start in the Obama administration as national security adviser now seems like a thing of the past. Where once Jones lamented publicly that he was unsure of his role, he has now settled in as a top administration voice, wielding his four-star clout in the Pentagon and... More »

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national security • James Jones • Jim Jones • National Security Council • Obama administration • Stanley McChrystal

(Newser) - Barack Obama has ordered the creation of an elite squad that will take over terror interrogations from the CIA, senior officials tell the Washington Post. Dubbed the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group, or HIG, the unit will be housed with the FBI, but overseen by the White House through... More »

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Barack Obama • CIA • torture • FBI • interrogation • interrogation techniques • harsh interrogation • National Security Council

Obama to Broaden National Security Council Power

Prez will boost group's authority on wider range of issues

Feb 8, 09 8:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The decades-old National Security Council will undergo sweeping changes under President Obama, who is expected this week to issue a directive increasing its membership and broadening its authority, the Washington Post reports. The move is part of a strategy to modernize the agency and integrate supervision to cover a wide... More »

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national security • James Jones • National Security Council • Obama administration • President Obama

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Obama Sneaks Power Back
Into the Mix

Adviser who called Clinton 'monster' lands national security role

Jan 30, 09 1:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s national security team seems to consist entirely of people known for speaking their minds, observes Ben Smith of Politico, and none moreso than new NSC staff member Samantha Power, best known for calling Hillary Clinton “a monster.” She was booted for the incident, but that... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign adviser • Rwanda • negative campaigning • Election 2008 • Samantha Power • Susan Rice • National Security Council

 Europe Votes to
 Lift Cuba Sanctions 

Washington 'disappointed' by decision

Jun 20, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The European Union has agreed to lift sanctions against Cuba, much to the annoyance of the White House. "We see encouraging signs in Cuba and I think that we should show the population in Cuba that we are ready to work with them," an EU official tells the... More »

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human rights • Spain • European Union • Fidel Castro • Cuba • sanctions • Raul Castro • National Security Council • EU External Relations Commission

CIA to Brief Congress on
Syria-North Korea Nuke Pact

Washington moves close to N. Korea agreement

Apr 23, 08 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Details of a suspected secret pact between North Korea and Syria to supply Damascus with nuclear weapons technology will be revealed in closed-door CIA briefings of lawmakers, Reuters reports. The pact is apparently linked to an Israeli air raid on a suspected nuclear site in Syria last year. The briefing... More »

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Israel • North Korea • Syria • Senate • Armed Services Committee • House of Representatives • Pyongyang • Damascus • airstrike • Intelligence Committee • National Security Council • Trading With the Enemy Act • Foreign Affairs Committee • six-party agreement

 Bush Boosts
 Battered NAFTA
 at Summit

Trading partners meet in New Orleans

Apr 22, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush yesterday opened a two-day economic summit in New Orleans with Mexico and Canada amid growing hostility to the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is widely blamed for US job losses. Bush is using the meeting with the trillion-dollar trading partners to highlight support for NAFTA as the... More »

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New Orleans • Mexico • Canada • Felipe Calderon • recession • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • summit meeting • National Security Council • Global Trade Watch • World Trade Organization. • US Chamber of Commerce

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