Obama doesn't travel light _ even on vacation

2010-08-22T02:15:06Z

Even while Obama & other presidents vacation, they never really get away from their entourage

President Barack Obama had a simple task for his first morning on vacation: shoot over to a Martha's Vineyard bookstore to fill out his daughters' summer reading list and grab himself a novel.

Easier said than done.

His 20-vehicle motor...

Brennan is steeped in counterterrorism work

2010-06-26T01:18:40Z

As Obama's new counterterrorism adviser, Brennan has depth in the field

John Brennan, a 25-year veteran of the CIA and long thought to be President-elect Barack Obama's pick to head the agency, will instead take charge of counterterrorism on the Top CIA director pick blames critics of Bush detention policies as he drops out of running

President-elect Barack Obama's top pick to head the CIA blamed his sudden withdrawal from consideration on critics who blamed him for harsh Bush administration policies on interrogations, detentions and secret renditions.

Brennan out of running for top intelligence post

2010-04-16T14:08:57Z

Obama adviser on intelligence takes his name out of the running for any intelligence post

John Brennan, President-elect Barack Obama's top adviser on intelligence, took his name out of the running Tuesday for any intelligence position in the new administration.

Brennan wrote in a Nov. 25 letter to Obama that he did not want to be a distraction. His...

Mail Bombs

2010-11-06T10:31:50Z

FILE - In this Friday Oct. 29, 2010, file photo Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, briefs reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington after President Barack Obama made a statement...

APTOPIX Obama

2010-10-29T15:31:45Z

Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan briefs reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, after Presi...

Terrorism Rhetoric

2010-07-12T02:30:28Z

FILE - In this April 12, 2010 file photo top administration counter-terror deputy John Brennan addresses reporters during a briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, right, in Washington. The Obama ...

Nuclear Conference

2010-06-26T06:39:14Z

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, right, listens as Counterterrorism adviser John Brennan briefs the media during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Meet The Press

2010-10-22T12:20:47Z

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 7: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY, TABLOIDS OUT) In this handout photo provided by NBC Universal, John Brennan (L), Deputy National Security Adviser, appears on "Meet the Press" at NBC studios February 7, 2010 in Washington, DC. Brennan spoke...

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