Panetta Says CIA Officials Have Misled Congress Since 2001: "CIA Director Leon Panetta told lawmakers that CIA officials have misled Congress 'for a number of years' since 2001, according to a letter released from six Democratic lawmakers. The lawmakers say the CIA also withheld information about unspecified 'significant actions.'
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Cyberattacks Hit U.S. and South Korean Web sites: "SEOUL, South Korea--Cyberattacks that have crippled the Web sites of several major American and South Korean government agencies since the July 4th holiday weekend appear to have been launched by a hostile group or government, South Korea's main government spy agency said on Wednesday.
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Report: Bomb parts brought in federal buildings: "Plainclothes investigators sent to test security at federal buildings in four U.S. cities were successful in smuggling bomb components through guard posts at all 10 of the sites they visited, according to a government report. The investigators then assembled the bombs in restrooms and freely entered numerous government offices while carrying the inert devices in briefcases, the GAO report said.
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U.S. launches 'major' Afghanistan operation: "U.S. troops have launched a 'major operation' against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, U.S. military officials announced in Afghanistan early Thursday.
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Child found alive in ocean after jumbo jet crash: "Rescuers searching the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet found a young child alive in the Indian Ocean. 'It is a miracle; I am glad the toddler is safe,' Jon Cox, an aviation expert, told CNN. The child is the only survivor from the Yemenia Airways flight, which was carrying 153 people to Comoros from Yemen's capital, Sanaa.
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