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    Matthews on Boston Marathon bombing: Was it politically motivated against Dems?

    MSNBC host Chris Matthews rushed to point the finger Monday night, speculating on whether the Boston Marathon bombings were a politically motivated attack against the Democratic Party.


  • ** FILE ** National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter testifies in January 2010 on Capitol Hill before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on intelligence reform. (Associated Press)

    Ex-official: Bin Laden wanted Obama, Petraeus assassinated

    A former Obama administration official says al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden wanted to see President Obama and Gen. David H. Petraeus assassinated.


  • Obama chooses new counterterror chief

    President Barack Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House announced Friday.


  • ** FILE ** National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter testifies in January 2010 on Capitol Hill before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on intelligence reform. (Associated Press)

    Top counterterrorism chief stepping down

    The director of the nation's top counterterrorism agency is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure that spanned the reorganization of the National Counterterrorism Center in the wake of the failed 2009 Christmas Day attempted airline bombing to the successful raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden.


  • Blogger Andrew Breitbart's new book is set for publication on tax day, April 15. (Hachette Book Group)

    Inside the Beltway

    "Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!" Yes, an exclamation point is not a bad idea for Andrew Breitbart's new book, to be published April 15. It has won accolades from Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh.


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