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Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones
Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...
Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Murder, Pakistan
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Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay,...Tags: Human Rights, The Wall Street Journal, Prisons, Military Equipment, Pakistan
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U.S. for first time acknowledges role in deaths of Americans in drone strikes
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Obama administration confirmed for the first time on Wednesday that four Americans have died in U.S. drone strikes since 2009, but it sought to justify the killing of only one a senior leader of al-Qaida's Yemen-based affiliate and said...Tags: Human Rights, Laws, International Law, Arabian Peninsula, Labor Legislation
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Prisons, Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Congress
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
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Obama to lay out rationale for drone strikes in speech
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out the rationale for U.S. drone strikes in a speech on Thursday in an effort to be more transparent about his counterterrorism policy, a White House official said. Obama has been pressured from both...Tags: Barack Obama, Anwar al-Awlaki, White House, Pakistan, Washington, DC
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Barack Obama, The Wall Street Journal, Prisons, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Congress
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L.A. Screenings: The Upfronts At a Glance
Variety20TH CENTURY FOX TV Robin Williams' biggest commitment to series television since the days of "Mork & Mindy" highlights a 20th TV slate that is deep, even if not necessarily brimming with international star appeal. Williams is teaming with another...Tags: Chuck Lorre, Marg Helgenberger, CSI (tv program), Stephen King, Ally McBeal (tv program)
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OPINION: Saving President Obama's legacy
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.In January 2009, I took the first major road trip with the woman who became my wife -- a drive to Washington, D.C., to watch Barack Hussein Obama take the oath as the 44th American president. We wanted to be part of history. By sheer coincidence,...Tags: Elections, Taxation, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service
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Florida National Guard in transition phase
Miami HeraldThe Florida National Guard troops were wearing full battle rattle inside their Humvee hunting insurgents in rural Afghanistan when suddenly, from a distance, somebody opened up with small-arms fire, wounding an American soldier. The U.S. troops fired...Tags: Hurricanes, Rick Scott, U.S. Congress, Afghanistan, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Jon Stewart's humor a hit with millions of envious Chinese
ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially when directed at...Tags: Human Rights, Shanghai (China), North Korea, Arts and Culture, Ai Weiwei
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Jon Stewart's humour a hit with millions of envious Chinese
ReutersBy Jane Lee SHANGHAI, May 20 (Reuters) - Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially...Tags: Human Rights, Shanghai (China), North Korea, Arts and Culture, Ai Weiwei
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