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Dafna Linzer

Dafna Linzer was a national security reporter for The Washington Post, covering intelligence and nonproliferation, from 2004 to 2008. Her coverage of the Iranian nuclear issue won the United Nations 2005 Gold Medal award for international reporting. Before joining the Post, she spent ten years as a foreign correspondent for Associated Press. Based in Jerusalem, New York, and the United Nations, she reported from more than a dozen countries covering terrorism, nonproliferation, and conflict. Her reporting from Baghdad, on the hunt for weapons of mass destruction, won national attention and praise, ending with her report that the fruitless hunt had quietly come to an end.

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Alhurra’s Effectiveness, Expense Criticized in New Senate Report

June 21, 3:02 p.m.

Findings in a new U.S. Senate report that questions the effectiveness and costs of continuing Alhurra are leading to renewed calls for congressional hearings on the government-run satellite channel and the broadcasting agency that oversees its work.

Top Washington Lawyer, Holder Friend to Be Next Deputy Attorney General

April 19, 5:57 p.m.

James Cole, who served in the Clinton administration, will be nominated for the No. 2 spot in the Justice Department. Currently a white-collar criminal defense lawyer, Cole may be best known for his investigation of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1996.

Inspectors Keep Up Pressure on Alhurra, Say Effectiveness Still in Question

April 15, 12:21 p.m.

Alhurra, a U.S.-run TV station that broadcasts news to the Middle East, still has management problems and can’t measure its effectiveness, a new inspector general’s review says. The station has come under scrutiny from the media and Congress.

Why Obama’s Plans for N.Y. Terror Trials Unraveled

Jan. 29, 5:36 p.m.

The Clock Ticks Slowest at Gitmo: Why It’s Taking so Long to Close the Prison

Dec. 24, 2009, 3:10 p.m.

Nearly a year after taking office, the Obama administration isn’t as close to closing the prison at Guantanamo as it had hoped it would be by now. The reasons are legal, political and bureaucratic.

Say What? White House Errs on Guantanamo Facts

Dec. 16, 2009, 3:35 p.m.

Happy Birthday, Gitmo

Nov. 13, 2009, 4:59 p.m.

With Few Strong Cases, Government Rushes Toward Plea Deals for Guantanamo Detainees

Nov. 13, 2009, 12:59 p.m.

U.N. Can’t Account for Millions Sent to Afghan Election Board

Oct. 29, 2009, 10:15 a.m.

White House Regroups on Guantanamo

Sep. 24, 2009, 9:39 p.m.

Alhurra Targeted for Review by State Dept. Inspector General

Sep. 17, 2009, 5:21 p.m.

Obama Administration Appears Poised for Talks With Iran

Sep. 12, 2009, 1:58 p.m.

Farsi Version of Iran’s New Proposal for Nuclear Talks

Sep. 11, 2009, 3:54 p.m.

Exclusive: Read Iran’s New Proposal for Nuclear Talks

Sep. 10, 2009, 5:37 p.m.

Obama Seems to Rule Out Executive Order on Indefinite Detentions

July 2, 2009, 7 p.m.

White House Is Drafting Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention; Move Would Bypass Congress

June 26, 2009, 5:25 p.m.

Review of Gitmo Detainees Has Been Slow and Complex

June 26, 2009, 5:24 p.m.

Alhurra Bleeding Viewers, Poll Finds, But Spending is Up

May 29, 2009, 3:24 p.m.

Dozens of Prisoners Held by CIA Still Missing, Fates Unknown

April 22, 2009, 9:16 a.m.

List of Likely CIA Prisoners Who Are Still Missing

April 22, 2009, 9:15 a.m.

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