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The next year, he would be called to testify about the units he supervised that were involved in the abuses at abu ghraib prison. next, a promotion by the bush administration in 2005 to director of the nsa where he oversaw the famed warrantless wiretapping. alexander's march to power did not end with george w. bush. in 2010 he was appointed under the obama administration to head the newly created u.s. cyber command. much in the same way that j. edgar hoover built a power base in the fbi independent of the presidents he worked for, keith alexander has risen over the past decade, over two presid...

Wire.com about general alexander, "the secret war." the general question of how keith alexander acquired so much power. >> well, it was a combination of a lot of factors. one of the things was just the length of time he's been there. he's been there almost nine years now. there's never been a person in the history of the american intelligence community that has served in that high capacity that long. and the longer you serve in a position like that, the more power you acquire. in addition to that, he's been given enormous more responsibility than anybody else has been given because he runs not...

Syria and erasing the red line. plan b and plan b for teen girls in this country. then we've got paul ryan coming out for gay couples being able to adopt. all of this catching the attention of our panel of progressives today. joining me now is sarah cliff, health care reporter for "the washington post." also, a congressional reporter for talking points memo. and a reporter for wire.com's danger room, which covers national security issues. gang, great to have you here. sarah, i want to start with you. i know you've been covering the plan b issue for a while, and you have a piece up talking abou...

Between new york and toronto but police did not confirm that. here's what canadian police are saying tonight. two men were arrest the. they say the suspects have support from al-qaeda members in iran. they say the plot was in the planning stage but not imminent. u.s. officials say the plot has no connection to the boston bombing. for more information go to greta wire.com. wire.com. the kyocera torque lets you hear and be heard even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here... [ chirp ] all good? [ chirp ] getty up. seriously, this is really happening! [ cellphone...

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