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Updated December 20, 2013 - 11:16 PM EST

Obama: NSA Bulk Collection May Be Unnecessary

		NSA Report Ups Pressure on Obama for Reforms
		*NSA Review Panel Stops Short of Concrete Surveillance Reforms*
		*All Three Branches of Govt Agree: NSA Doesn’t Thwart Terrorism*
		*NSA Critics: Review Panel Report Gives 'Momentum' for Reform*

New Iran Bill Sets Stage for Obama-Senate Battle

		Iran, Six World Powers Resume Expert Talks on Nuclear Deal
		US Should Empower Its Partner in Iran: Report
		Obama to Senate Dems: Iran Sanctions Bill Makes War More Likely
		Levinson's Family Says the FBI Sabotaged His Release From Iran

Hagel: China 'Irresponsible' on Naval Incident

US Meddling Is Making China More Aggressive

Senate Passes $630 Billion Pentagon Bill

Pakistan Military Raids Kill 36, Mostly Civilians

Pilgrims Attacked in Iraq; 73 Killed, 121 Wounded

Targeted by Islamists, Secular Rebels Flee Syria

Egypt Junta Losing the Battle in Sinai Offensive

Amnesty: 1,000 Killed in 2 Days in Central African Republic

Mandela Received Arms Training From Mossad in Ethiopia

Viewpoints

	The Red Wedding by Adam Baron
	Karzai, Stand Tall Against US Pressure to Sign the Troop Deal by Robert Naiman
	Abu Zubaydah's Diaries Reveal Our Overestimation of the Enemy by Terry McDermott

	Why Neo-Isolationism Is Soaring by Patrick J. Buchanan
	Snowden and Snooping by Chas Freeman
	The Sordid Roots of the National-Security State by Jacob G. Hornberger
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

NSA Review Panel Didn't Answer the Real Question: Was Any of This Legal?
by Marcy Wheeler

Frontline

	Saudi Arabia to Face Court Claims Over 9/11 Attacks
	UN Calls for Drone Strikes to Comply With Int'l Laws
	UK 'Was Inappropriately Involved in Rendition'
	MI5 and MI6 Face Questions Over Torture of Suspects
	Webcam Security: Never Leave It Uncovered if You Aren't Using It

Pakistani Protests Stall US Military Shipments Out of Afghanistan

NSA Actions and Reactions

	President's Review Group Suggests NSA Currently Acts as a Domestic Security Service
	Republicans Demand Consequences for 'Willful Lie' by Intelligence Chief
	Congressmen Seek Probe Into Clapper's False Testimony on NSA
	Rand Paul: Intelligence Director Should Resign
	Silicon Valley Scores Victory Against the Surveillance State
	Former NSA Boss Michael Hayden Can't Stop Talking
	How the Grinch Stole Your Metadata, and Other Christmas Tales
	Louisiana Pension Fund Sues IBM Over Links to NSA Spying Program
	The Israeli Programs That Help the NSA Organize Its Intel Data

The War at Home

	Judge Smacks Obama Secrecy in Unique FOIA Case
	Drone Warfare Protest at CIA Follows Strike on Yemen Civilians
	TSA Precheck Formally Expands to Members of the Military at More Than 100 Airports
	Swedish Embassy Bomb Threat Closes DC Streets During Rush
	Israeli-American Gets 25 Years in Taliban Weapons Sting

US Military

	US Army Was Overcharged on Afghan Radio Parts, Audit Finds
	How Pentagon Fumbled Buying Most Costly Weapon in History
	Air Force Disciplines Nuke General for Alcohol Binge

India

	India Urges US to Drop Charges Against Diplomat
	Devyani Khobragade Row: India Demands US Apology
	US Attorney Vows to Pursue Case Against Indian Diplomat at Center of US India Row

Koreas

	South Korea to Repatriate China's Korean War Soldiers
	Rodman in North Korea to Arrange Basketball Match

Asia

	Policewoman, Pregnant Teacher Hanged in Southern Afghanistan
	Doctor Abductions Hurt Pakistan's Patients
	Anti-Pakistan Protests Continue in Bangladesh
	Thai Protesters March to Oust PM, Postpone Election
	Rights Groups Criticize Turkmenistan Elections

Russia

	Pussy Riot Members Freed From Prison
	Putin To Pardon Jailed Former Oil Tycoon Khodorkovsky
	McCain Blames Obama for Russia's 'Newfound Assertiveness'
	Putin on Obama: 'I Envy Him Because He Can Do Something Like This and Get Away With It'

Ukraine

	Yanukovych Tells West to Keep Out of Ukraine Crisis
	Buoyed by Russia Deal, Ukraine's Leader Tries to Reassert His Authority
	Putin Says Deal With Ukraine Was a Good-Will Gesture

Europe

	MPs Take Over Inquiry Into Use of Scottish Airports for CIA Flights
	EU Leaders Agree to Increase Military Cooperation

Iran

	Senate Committee Chairs Warn Iran Sanctions Bill Would Kill Talks
	White House Threatens Veto if Congress Passes New Iran Sanctions
	Iran Deal Removes Need for US Missile Shield, Russia Says
	Russia Seeks Solution to Guarantee Iran Nuclear Right
	State Dept. Says Senate Sanctions Bill 'Defies Logic'
	What's the Deal With Iran (Infographic)

Syria

	'You Can't Make Sound Policy by Disregarding Reality': Flynt Leverett on the Syria Conflict
	Russia Blocks UN Statement Against Syria
	Leader of al-Qaeda-Run Nusra Front Predicts Victory Over Syria's Assad
	Former Assad Official Makdissi Backs 'Third Way' for Syria's Silent Majority
	Iran and Russia Helping Syrian Aid Effort: European Officials

Iraq

	Pilgrims Attacked Again in Iraq; 73 Killed, 121 Wounded
	Three Suicide Bomb Attacks Target Shia Pilgrims in Iraq
	Night Raids on Kurdistan Mosques to Catch Islamist Recruits for Syria

Israel/Palestine

	Second Incident in 24 Hours: Israeli Force Kills Palestinian During Operation in West Bank
	EU Support for Labeling Settlement Products Continuing to Grow, Envoy Says

Turkey

	Jailed MPs: in Turkey, There Is a Separate Law for Kurds
	Turkey Corruption Raids: Istanbul Police Chief Fired

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Jailed 15 Years for 'Qaeda Recruiting': Report

Egypt

Authorities Move Against Rights Group in Egypt

Central African Republic

	Central African Republic Atrocities Escalate Amid Rampaging Rival Militias
	Samantha Power Arrives in Central African Republic in Bid to Untangle Humanitarian Crisis

South Sudan

	Obama Deploys Small Military Group to South Sudan
	UN Says Base in South Sudan Attacked, Lives Reported Lost
	Indian UN Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan Attack
	South Sudan Rebels Take Bor Town After 'Coup Attempt'
	Fears of Civil War as Violence Spreads in South Sudan
	Americans, British Evacuated From South Sudan as Violence Spreads