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John Brennan confirmed as CIA director Washington Post: John Brennan has been confirmed as CIA direcotr after Sen. Rand Paul said he was satisfied with the response he had received to his questions about the Obama administration’s drone program. Paul engaged in a nearly 13-hour talking filibuster against Brennan’s nomination on Wednesday. The filibuster ended after midnight Thursday morning. Photo: John Brennan testifies before a Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) View high resolution

John Brennan confirmed as CIA director

Washington Post: John Brennan has been confirmed as CIA direcotr after Sen. Rand Paul said he was satisfied with the response he had received to his questions about the Obama administration’s drone program.

Paul engaged in a nearly 13-hour talking filibuster against Brennan’s nomination on Wednesday. The filibuster ended after midnight Thursday morning.

Photo: John Brennan testifies before a Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

JUST IN: CIA Director Petraeus resigns, citing extra-marital affairCIA Director David Petraeus has submitted his letter of resignation to President Obama, citing an extra-marital affair, NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reported today on msnbc.UPDATE (3:12 p.m. ET): Read NBC News’ story and follow updates on this story on BreakingNews.com. Photo: Then-U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in June 2010. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)

JUST IN: CIA Director Petraeus resigns, citing extra-marital affair

CIA Director David Petraeus has submitted his letter of resignation to President Obama, citing an extra-marital affair, NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reported today on msnbc.

UPDATE (3:12 p.m. ET): Read NBC News’ story and follow updates on this story on BreakingNews.com.

Photo: Then-U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in June 2010. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)