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Russians hack Democratic Party computers, copy Trump data

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee's computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, the party and an outside analyst said Tuesday. The firm CrowdStrike said it was

Barack Obama

NSA leaker Snowden performed ‘public service,’ Holder says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden performed a "public service" by stoking a national debate about secret domestic surveillance programs when he released top-secret national security information, but he should still return to the U.S. to stand trial, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a podcast

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National Security Adviser Rice: Security workforce lacks diversity

(CNSNews.com) – National Security Adviser Susan Rice told graduates at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., recently that the U.S. intelligence community is too white and male. "Too often, our national security workforce has been what former Florida Senator Bob Graham called 'white, male, and Yale.'

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Washington Democrats press diversity theme

Several Democratic political figures seem to be operating from the same playbook this spring, using their bully pulpits to advocate for increased racial and ethnic diversity, particularly when it comes to leading roles in critical national institutions. The latest push for greater diversity came from Susan E. Rice, President Barack

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Top Obama aide pushes diversity in national security ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says America's top diplomatic and defense brass needs to become more diverse. Susan Rice says minorities still make up less than a fifth of senior U.S. diplomats, and less than 15 percent of top military and intelligence

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National security expert: Obama gave Iran better nuke deal than US allies got

(CNSNews.com) — The terms of President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran are "much better" than those granted to some of the United States' own allies, says a national security expert at the Heritage Foundation. "For more than five decades, the U.S. refused

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Obama comments on Clinton email raises bias concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he believes his former secretary of state did not intentionally endanger national security in her handling of classified information. But he also says he's not trying to influence his administration's investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server. The

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Security beefed up across world after Brussels attacks

MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Europe and across the world tightened security at airports, railway stations, government buildings and other key sites after deadly attacks Tuesday on the Brussels airport and its subway system. With Brussels on lockdown and the French prime minister saying that Europe is "at war,"