Obama, Biden Being Briefed By National Security Team

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Just after 9:45 a.m. ET on Friday morning, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were being briefed by their national security team on the developing situation in Boston and Watertown, Mass., according to a White House pool report.

Attorney General Eric Holder, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco, Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken, Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco, Deputy National Security Advisor For Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes, Deputy Counsel to the President Avril Haines and National Security Advisor to the Vice President Jake Sullivan were all present at the meeting.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Secretary of State John Kerry, and CIA Director John Brennan participated in the meeting by video conference.

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