http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mike_McConnellFind stories, videos, and photos about Mike McConnell from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:49:09 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mike_McConnell14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mike McConnell from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/pakistan.bin.laden.son/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/pakistan.bin.laden.son/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. counterterrorism official says Saad bin Laden, one of the sons of Osama bin Laden, was probably killed earlier this year in Pakistan.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/cia.dni/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/cia.dni/index.html#cnnSTCTextCIA vs. DNI -- the clash of the titans.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/bin.laden.son/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/bin.laden.son/index.html#cnnSTCTextA son of Osama bin Laden, believed to be an al Qaeda operative, has left Iran and is likely in Pakistan, the chief intelligence officer of the United States said Friday.Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/obama.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/obama.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's a lot of buzz in the air about who might be filling key intelligence positions in the Obama administration.Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/obama.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/obama.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe global economy is tanking, U.S. forces remain tied up in Iraq, Afghanistan is on a downward spiral -- one might wonder why anyone would want to be U.S. president during these trying times.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/mcconnell.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/mcconnell.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe nation's chief intelligence official warned Thursday that a new president's first year in office is the most perilous time for the country.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/20/congress.wiretaps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/20/congress.wiretaps/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House approved a bipartisan plan Friday to overhaul the nation's wiretapping laws.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/iraq.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/iraq.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. intelligence community sent its latest assessment of the situation in Iraq to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, according to congressional sources, but the findings will likely stay secret.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber rammed his sedan into a convoy carrying U.S. troops near the Kabul airport Thursday, killing at least six civilians and wounding 18 others, authorities said.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/27/afghan.assessment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/27/afghan.assessment/index.html#cnnSTCTextA resurgent Taliban is back in charge over parts of Afghanistan, the chief U.S. intelligence official said Wednesday in an assessment that differed from the one made last month by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/25/bush.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/25/bush.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush on Monday urged the House of Representatives to vote on an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, saying, "If the enemy is calling to America, we really need to know what they're saying."Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA couple and their son were killed and four other people were injured Tuesday during a U.S. military raid in northern Iraq, police said. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/05/terror.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/05/terror.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe CIA director on Tuesday publicly named for the first time the three suspected al Qaeda detainees who were subjected to the harsh interrogation technique of waterboarding.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/05/bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/05/bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush was told in August that Iran's nuclear weapons program "may be suspended," the White House said Wednesday, which seemingly contradicts the account of the meeting given by Bush Tuesday.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/bush.presser/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/bush.presser/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was fascinating to sit in the front row at Tuesday's press conference and see a classic performance from President Bush -- no retreat, no surrender, not even the slightest admission that he was wrong about Iran's nuclear weapons program.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Thursday to tighten supervision of the government's electronic surveillance program despite a White House veto threat.Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed on a strict party-line vote an update to the nation's electronic surveillance laws despite a veto threat from the attorney general.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/mukasey.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/mukasey.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorney General Michael Mukasey jumped into the political fray in his first week on the job, telling a key Democratic senator he opposed his electronic surveillance plan and would recommend the president veto it if it is passed.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/iran.nie/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/iran.nie/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe director of national intelligence said Tuesday he does not plan to make public any of the key findings of a soon-to-be-completed assessment on Iran's nuclear program.Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/dni.alqaeda.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/dni.alqaeda.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is deep concern about the possibility of a terrorist attack in the United States this year because al Qaeda may be recruiting and giving explosives training to Europeans, many of whom can enter the country without a visa, the director of national intelligence told Congress. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661985,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661985,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNSA surveillance was "vital" in cracking the terror ring, a sign of growing cooperation between the two countriesFri, 14 Sep 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/15/homeland.security.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/15/homeland.security.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. spy technology is expected to help law enforcement and immigration officials keep a closer watch on U.S. borders.Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/04/congress.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/04/congress.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House late Saturday night approved the Republican version of a measure amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a vote of 227-183, with most Republicans and conservative Democrats supporting the bill.Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/congress.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/congress.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhite House officials and Democratic congressional leaders are still trying to work out differences to modernize the law on monitoring communications between suspected terrorists.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/01/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/01/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith potential perjury accusations hanging over him, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday acknowledging he "may have created confusion" in his previous testimony.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/gonzales.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/gonzales.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said he's not satisfied with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' attempt to clarify his testimony about no-warrant surveillance.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/congress.gonzales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/congress.gonzales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration's anti-terrorist surveillance efforts are more extensive than top officials have acknowledged, going beyond the controversial no-warrant eavesdropping program, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday.Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/01/fisa.court/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/01/fisa.court/index.htmlThe United States' secret surveillance court in 2006 did not reject any of the more than 2,000 government requests for permission to conduct electronic surveillance and physical searches, according to a Justice Department report released Tuesday.Wed, 02 May 2007 00:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/05/negroponte/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/05/negroponte/index.htmlPresident Bush on Friday nominated National Intelligence Director John Negroponte to become deputy secretary of state.Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/08/pf/goodlife/designer_food/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/08/pf/goodlife/designer_food/index.htmIn the 1970s, schoolteacher Bill Niman bought 11 acres in Bolinas, Calif., with a notion to raise a few goats, pigs and chickens.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:38:00 EDT