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President Obama's nominee to be the Central Intelligence Agency's Director John Brennan was confirmed by a vote of 63 to 34 on Thursday. The confirmation culminated after an unusual filibuster by Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul the day before who sought to derail Brennan's hopes to assume the position. Senator Paul also sought to to expose the administration's policy of targeted killings of terrorists. Brennan, during his time as national security adviser, was a big proponent of the administration's drone policy.

Osama bin Laden's spokesman, and son-in-law, was recently captured in Jordan and apparently read his Miranda Rights. He will immediately be flown to New York, and is set to appear in a New York court room, as early as Friday, intelligence reported.

President Obama signed into law a bill passed by both the Democratic Senate and the Republican House a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act. The law ensures that the criminal justice system will respond to all kinds of crimes against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.