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Drones

CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin interrupts President Barack Obama's national security speech, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security...
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President Barack Obama talks about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president Barack revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Defending drones

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - The constitutional lawyer-turned-president must be tired of being cast by critics as acting outside the bounds of the Constitution...
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Obama cites new framework for terror war

Lara Jakes and Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has established a new framework to govern U.S. force against terrorists...
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Morgan Freeman arrives at the premiere of Universal Pictures' 'Oblivion' at Dolby Theatre on April 10, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Morgan Freeman defends US military drones

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGRIO, Academy Award winning actor, Morgan Freeman talks about his new film 'Oblivion' and defends the U.S. Military's use of drones...
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Liz, who only wanted to be identified by her first name, holds a sign reading, 'Obama's Drones Kill Americans, Too,' as she joins others in a protest in front of a Raytheon company building which they say is building military drones on August 23, 2012 in Largo, Florida. The protest is one of many planned by activists who want to state their views on the economy or other issues before and during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida during the week of August 27th. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

White House discloses limits on drone usage

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama does not have the authority to use a drone to kill a U.S. citizen on American soil if the citizen is not engaged in combat.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Long Island Association fall luncheon at the Crest Hollow Country Club on October 18, 2012 in Woodbury, New York. Cheney discussed foreign and domestic issues, including the upcoming presidential election, at the business organization's luncheon. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Cheney: US drone strikes 'good policy'

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an interview that aired Tuesday on CBS, Cheney dismissed the need for 'checks and balances' against the drone program...
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In this handout provided by the White House, President Barack Obama holds a child after delivering remarks on the American Jobs Act beneath the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge September 22, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Obama appealed to U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to pass his jobs bill. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)

Black pride shouldn’t silence dissent on drones

David A. Wilson
OPINION - Our community's near solidarity in support of the president is probably only exceeded by our collective disdain for injustice; which is why the news of the Obama Administration’s drone policy made me stop and think...
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Liz, who only wanted to be identified by her first name, holds a sign reading, 'Obama's Drones Kill Americans, Too,' as she joins others in a protest in front of a Raytheon company building which they say is building military drones on August 23, 2012 in Largo, Florida. The protest is one of many planned by activists who want to state their views on the economy or other issues before and during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida during the week of August 27th. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Is President Obama wrong about drones?

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Would law professor or senator Barack Obama have supported effectively giving a U.S. president unilateral power to kill American citizens abroad if they are suspected of being involved in terrorism?...
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