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Libya's Moussa Koussa Had Relationship With U.S.

Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa speaks during a press conference in Tripoli on March 19. Koussa arrived in Britain on March 30, and told the British government that he was resigning from his post. Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Conflict In Libya

Libya's Moussa Koussa Had Relationship With U.S.

The former head of Libya's intelligence service, who defected and resigned as foreign minister Wednesday, is widely believed to have been one of leader Moammar Gadhafi's most trusted aides. He also had developed a close working relationship with the U.S., especially on counterterrorism.

Libya's Moussa Koussa Had Relationship With U.S.

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Tuesday

Will U.S. Policy In Libya Spread To Other Nations?

The USS Barry launches a Tomahawk missile, targeting radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast on Saturday. U.S. Navy/Getty Images hide caption

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Conflict In Libya

Will U.S. Policy In Libya Spread To Other Nations?

There are ongoing uprisings in several countries in the region, including Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. But there hasn't been talk, at least publicly, about an intervention. Administration officials say that's in part because the violence in those countries is not on the same scale as Libya.

Will U.S. Policy In Libya Spread To Other Nations?

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Saturday

The Secret Bunker Congress That Never Used

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The Impact of War

The Secret Bunker Congress That Never Used

For 30 years, it was kept secret. Hidden in West Virginia's Greenbrier Resort was a massive bomb shelter stocked with supplies for members of Congress in case of an emergency.

The Secret Bunker Congress That Never Used

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Friday

Who Will Become The Next Director Of The FBI?

FBI Director Robert Mueller, shown with National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter, testifies last September on Capitol Hill at a hearing called "Nine Years After 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland." Mueller's 10-year term expires in September. Leiter is reportedly among those being considered to replace him. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Who Will Become The Next Director Of The FBI?

Robert Mueller began his 10-year term as director in September 2001, days before the terrorist attacks that would change the bureau's direction. As Mueller prepares to step aside, lawmakers and agents have their own ideas about his successor.

Who Will Become The Next Director Of The FBI?

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Google: A New Tool For U.S. Intelligence?

A young Moroccan watches a video on Feb. 17, calling for demonstrations. Three days later, the demonstration organized by a coalition of groups took place in cities throughout the country. U.S. intelligence officials say that in hindsight, using open sources like Facebook and Twitter could have helped them predict the uprisings that have swept the Arab world. Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Google: A New Tool For U.S. Intelligence?

Traditional intelligence tools like wiretaps and secret intercepts didn't help U.S. officials predict the revolutions that have swept across the Middle East and North Africa. Now, officials are searching for systematic ways to use open sources — and there could be some answers in Google.

Google: A New Tool For U.S. Intelligence?

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Wednesday

Conflict In Libya

U.S. General Leading Libya Effort 'Follows Trouble'

Gen. Carter Ham is leading the military operations just 10 days after he took over U.S. Africa Command. He is used to tough assignments: Prior to Libya, he assessed the impact of gays and lesbians serving openly in the military; before that, he investigated the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.

U.S. General Leading Libya Effort 'Follows Trouble'

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Monday

Opinion

Africa

Debate Over U.S. Role In Libya Continues

Leaders of coalition member states say that the strikes in Libya are needed to protect Libyan civilians, but some critics say the conflict between the rebels and the Gadhafi government is not America's problem to solve.

Debate Over U.S. Role In Libya Continues

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Africa

Coalition Forces Report Progress In Libya Strikes

Coalition commanders cited progress on Monday in their effort to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya and to cripple Moammar Gadhafi's military forces. An NPR news special examines the latest on the Libya conflict, the international response to the air strikes, and what allied forces hope to accomplish.

Coalition Forces Report Progress In Libya Strikes

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Thursday

Living In The Atomic Age: Remember These Images?

A fallout shelter sign graces the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, Ala., in 2007. The county is working on a plan to identify shelters that can house up to 300,000 people in the event of a nuclear incident. Dave Martin/AP hide caption

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The Picture Show

Living In The Atomic Age: Remember These Images?

Since the 1940s, we have been living in the Atomic Age. Each decade has produced images and imaginings that, when stitched together, add up to our ambivalent relationship with nuclear power.

Saturday

U.S. Struggles To Keep Up With Arab World Changes

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, shown on Capitol Hill on Thursday, is heading to Egypt and Tunisia as the U.S. tries to stay on top of what's happening in the Arab world. Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images hide caption

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World

U.S. Struggles To Keep Up With Arab World Changes

For decades, the U.S. relied on Arab autocrats to provide stability in the Middle East. Now the U.S. is desperately trying to stay in the game, and officials say they will start shifting assistance to support the democratic aspirations and the economic empowerment of protesters.

U.S. Struggles To Keep Up With Arab World Changes

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Friday

Thursday

World

Court Case At Center Of Muslims' Stereotyping Fears

The Capitol Hill hearings on the radicalization of Muslims plays on the community's worst fears about stereotyping. It's those fears that were at the center of a recent landmark court case involving 40 Muslims who were detained at the Canada-U.S. border upon return from a conference.

Court Case At Center Of Muslims' Stereotyping Fears

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Emotions On Display At 'Radicalization' Hearing

Republican Rep. Peter King of New York, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, gavels to order the first in a series of hearings on radicalization in the American Muslim community. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Emotions On Display At 'Radicalization' Hearing

Members of a House panel clashed over the message being sent by the session, which focused on Islamic radicalization in America. Supporters said the hearing had triggered unwarranted hysteria, while critics claimed it could be used to inspire terrorists.