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The nation's top intelligence officer, director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, announced his resignation Thursday after months of friction and repeated duels with White House officials. WASHINGTON — The nation's top intelligence officer, director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, announced his resignation Thursday after months of friction and repeated duels with White House officials. The retired Navy admiral gave no reason for his departure in his public statement, nor did he express thanks to President Obama for the opportunity to serve in his administration. A U.S. official indicated Obama had asked Blair to resign, saying a job search was well...

MASHHAD – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated that the West has changed its approach from “confrontation to cooperation”. Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a gathering of people in the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad on Thursday. The West has moved from “confrontation to cooperation” and this is a preamble to further advancements in the global and scientific areas, he said. The president pointed out the West had previously talked of “halting and suspending everything, but now they are talking about fuel exchange, nuclear cooperation, building nuclear power plants and reactors. They have moved from confrontation to cooperation.” Therefore, ""the...

<p>The detention of Abdullah al Muhajir, a U.S. citizen, has highlighted what law enforcement authorities and terrorism analysts believe is a growing threat: the recruitment of home-grown terrorists who can move freely throughout the country.</p> <p>Al Muhajir, who is accused of conspiring to build and detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb," probably in the nation's capital, converted to Islam in Florida after his release from prison in the early 1990s. He later headed to Afghanistan and Pakistan to meet with leaders of the al Qaeda terrorist organization.</p>