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Monday

Orlando Gunman Had Been Taken Off Watch List, FBI Director Says

FBI Director James Comey (right) delivered an update on the Orlando Fla., shootings shortly after briefing President Obama on the investigation into the killing of 49 people. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

The Two-Way

Orlando Gunman Had Been Taken Off Watch List, FBI Director Says

The man whose attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of 49 victims bought his guns legally, James Comey says. The shooter, he adds, also had three different contacts with a 911 dispatch service.

Friday

Why The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam

FBI Director James Comey said this week at Ohio's Kenyon College that "I saw something in the news, so I copied it. I put a piece of tape — I have obviously a laptop, personal laptop — I put a piece of tape over the camera. Because I saw somebody smarter than I am had a piece of tape over their camera." Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Two-Way

Why The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam

After a speech about encryption and privacy, James Comey said he puts tape over his laptop's camera. Privacy activists seized on that as hypocritical, given the FBI's stance on "unhackable" devices.

Wednesday

Panel Finds FBI Made Strides After Sept. 11, But Must Speed Reforms

FBI headquarters in Washington. An independent review says the bureau has made strides since Sept. 11 but "needs to accelerate its implementation of reforms." Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

The Two-Way

Panel Finds FBI Made Strides After Sept. 11, But Must Speed Reforms

An independent review of how the FBI implemented the recommendations made in the 9/11 Commission Report also says new threats to the U.S. challenged the bureau's "change-resistant culture."

Friday