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September 2nd, 2014
07:24 PM ET

State Department: U.S. looking to "more aggressively take the fight to ISIS"

Wolf Blitzer talks to State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf about ISIS' purported execution of Steven Sotloff, who defends the administration's strategy against ISIS and says the U.S. is looking for ways to "more aggressively take the fight to ISIS."

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Filed under: International affairs • Interviews • Terror
September 2nd, 2014
07:18 PM ET

Is the U.S. safe from ISIS?

In a new video, ISIS claims to have murdered a second American and sends a chilling warning to President Obama. Is the U.S. safe from an attack by the brutal jihadist group? Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, the House Homeland Security Chairman, weighs in.

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Filed under: Interviews • National security • Terror
September 2nd, 2014
07:12 PM ET

Analyzing the ISIS beheading videos

ISIS has released a second video that shows the apparent beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff, and now the U.S. intelligence community is working to confirm its authenticity - and discover whatever clues it can. CNN's Tom Foreman looks at audio and video forensics to compare this video to the one released two weeks ago.


Filed under: International affairs • Terror • Tom Foreman
September 2nd, 2014
11:59 AM ET

What could be up Kim Jong Un's sleeve?

Barbara Starr explores the possible reasons why CNN was granted rare interviews with American detainees in North Korea.