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Geoengineering: 'A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come'

Science

Geoengineering: 'A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come'

Driving a Prius and putting up solar panels aren't the only options for cooling the earth's climate. More radical ideas include brightening clouds, creating giant algae blooms in the ocean and launching spacecraft to deploy giant sunshades. It might sound a bit far-fetched, but scientists are considering ideas like these — known as geoengineering — to alter the climate.

Geoengineering: 'A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come'

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Friday

U.N. Official To Call For End Of CIA Drone Strikes

In this file photo taken in January, a U.S. Predator drone flies above Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption

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World

U.N. Official To Call For End Of CIA Drone Strikes

A U.N. official next week will ask the United States to stop allowing the CIA to carry out drone attacks on suspected militants. The U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions says the use of the drones and their firepower should be restricted to the armed forces.

Wednesday

Obama's New Security Strategy To Stress Cooperation

President Obama delivers the commencement speech during graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy at West Point on May 22. During the speech, the president touched on key themes of his new national security goals — such as multilateralism and global outreach — to be unveiled Thursday. Michael Nagle/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama's New Security Strategy To Stress Cooperation

The Obama administration releases its revised National Security Strategy on Thursday. The document is expected to make a significant break from the previous administration, with a focus on America's role in the world and the need to strengthen global alliances.

Obama's New Security Strategy To Stress Cooperation

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Serving With Openly Gay Soldiers And Sailors

The military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy could soon be repealed. But the deal to reverse the law may fall short of the votes it needs to pass. The U.K.'s version of the law was repealed in 2000. Service members there provide clues as to how it might affect the U.S. military.

Serving With Openly Gay Soldiers And Sailors

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Tuesday

Jamaican Cleric Uses Web To Spread Jihad Message

Kenyan Muslims in Nairobi carry posters of Jamaican cleric Abdullah Faisal and throw stones at police during a Jan. 15 demonstration demanding Faisal's release from Kenyan custody. U.S. intelligence officials say Faisal was recruiting for al-Shabab, a Somali Islamic militia with links to al-Qaida. Faisal denies the allegations. He was eventually returned to Jamaica from Kenya. Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Jamaican Cleric Uses Web To Spread Jihad Message

Young Muslims in the U.S. are becoming radicalized in a new way: on the Internet. Clerics such as Abdullah Faisal are directing the young men to take up violent jihad. Faisal, who recently set up shop in Jamaica, has alleged ties to terrorist plots around the world.

Jamaican Cleric Uses Web To Spread Jihad Message

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Friday

Blair's Exit Raises Questions About Intelligence Job

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, seen here in February, offered his resignation Thursday. During the 16 months on the job, Blair struggled to establish his authority over the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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National

Blair's Exit Raises Questions About Intelligence Job

Dennis Blair offered his resignation as director of national intelligence in the aftermath of distracting turf battles with the CIA, but whether the next DNI will succeed is by no means clear given the challenges likely to face anyone who holds the position.

Blair's Exit Raises Questions About Intelligence Job

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Placed In A Weak Position, Blair Lost Power Struggle

Jan. 9, 2009: On the day he was named as President Obama's choice for national intelligence director, it was already clear that retired Adm. Dennis Blair was stepping into a difficult role. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption

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Placed In A Weak Position, Blair Lost Power Struggle

The decision to scuttle Dennis Blair as the director of national intelligence came after a series of turf battles with the Pentagon, the CIA and the White House itself. But part of the problem may be the nature of the job he held.

NPR's Tom Gjelten On Blair's Departure

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Thursday

Wednesday

Jamaican Imam Said To Inspire Times Square Suspect

Faisal Shahzad faces five felony charges after making his first court appearance in the aftermath of the failed May 1 bombing attempt in New York City. He has named Abdullah Faisal, an Internet cleric who espouses violent jihad, as one of his influences. In an interview with NPR, the cleric says people inspired by him have taken matters "into their own hands."

Jamaican Imam Said To Inspire Times Square Suspect

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Tuesday

Anwar Al-Awlaki: An American Citizen, A CIA Target

American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Imam Anwar al-Awlaki, shown in Yemen in 2008. Awlaki has reportedly been added to the CIA's list of targets to be killed or captured. Muhammad ud-Deen/AP hide caption

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Middle East

Anwar Al-Awlaki: An American Citizen, A CIA Target

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Once seen as a moderate Islamic cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki is now a jihadist hiding in Yemen, regarded as so dangerous that he reportedly is being targeted to be killed by the CIA. New York Times reporter Scott Shane explains how the American-born cleric has inspired attacks, including the recent Times Square car bombing attempt.

Anwar Al-Awlaki: An American Citizen, A CIA Target

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Monday

Why It's So Difficult To Secure The Border

The U.S. government spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the Secure Border Initiative and a fence along the 2,000-mile border with Mexico. Federal agencies have increased criminal prosecutions of illegal immigrants. Yet, illegal border crossings continue.

Why It's So Difficult To Secure The Border

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Friday

For N.M., Nuclear Waste May Be Too Hot To Handle

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Energy

For N.M., Nuclear Waste May Be Too Hot To Handle

Southeastern New Mexico has profited from its low-level nuclear waste depository, hidden in underground salt beds. But as the federal government eyes those salt beds as a candidate to take on higher-level nuclear waste, the state players are debating everything from geology to safety to trust in government.

For N.M., Nuclear Waste May Be Too Hot To Handle

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