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Government killed four Americans in drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder...Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress, Politics, Anwar al-Awlaki
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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
ReutersORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent,...Tags: The New York Times, Laws, FBI, Shootings, Orange County Sheriff's Office
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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...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Elections, Raleigh, Terrorism
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U.S. industry touts 'drone' promise as public debate flares
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it launched a lobbying effort to...Tags: Barack Obama, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Wars and Interventions, Manufacturing and Engineering, Boeing Co.
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U.S. Justice Dept tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A Justice Department official insisted on Wednesday that no financial company is too big to jail, in the department's latest effort to backpedal from statements made in March by Attorney General Eric...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Officials say more evidence being gathered as Benghazi suspects remain under surveillance
AP Intelligence WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Elections
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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics
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Is Obama Richard Nixon?
Despite what you may hear from some of his more fevered critics, President Barack Obama's recent scandal-quakes don't appear to fall anywhere near the level of Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. But by another Nixonian yardstick, trying to muzzle on press...Tags: Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda, The New York Times, Politics, Pentagon Papers Release (2011)
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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...
Tags: The New York Times, Politics, Pentagon Papers Release (2011), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Richard Nixon
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Rep. Brown asks Department of Justice to review shooting of Torey Breedlove
U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown has formally asked the Department of Justice to investigate the death of Torey Breedlove, a suspected car thief who was killed in a hail of gunfire by Orange County deputies three years ago. Brown's request follows a recently...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Justice System, Pine Hills, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Factbox: Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking to contain the...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics
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AP CEO calls government seizure of phone records 'unconstitutional,' says chill already felt
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, U.S. House of Representatives, Corporate Officers, Crime, Law and Justice
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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