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The CIA in 2004 hired contractors from the private security firm Blackwater as part of a secret program to assassinate top operatives of al-Qaida, according to current and former government officials.

A defense contractor with longtime ties to Rep. John Murtha will now be able to get new government work following a favorable ruling from the U.S. Navy.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Monday for Congolese youth to lead nationwide protests against massive corruption and rampant sexual violence.

Barack Obama has proved in his first six months that he's not afraid to cut people loose.

State officials in Hawaii say they have once again checked and confirmed that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen.

The total cost of the U.S. response to the Sept. 11 attacks and the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would top $1 trillion under a Pentagon funding bill approved by a key House panel Wednesday.

President Barack Obama discusses progress on health care reform with NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman

Contrary to White House wishes, Attorney General Eric Holder may push forward with a criminal investigation into the Bush administration's harsh interrogation practices used on suspected terrorists.

A former executive for a defense contractor with ties to Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha has been charged by federal prosecutors with taking about $200,000 in kickbacks from a subcontractor.

Foes of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor celebrated the high court's reversal of her decision in a reverse discrimination case.