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drone rules provide limits, ambiguity - Fox News

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:04:42 GMT

drone rules provide limits, ambiguity
Fox News
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.
Obama Refocuses Terror Threat to Pre-9/11 LevelABC News
Obama's Artful AnguishNew York Times
Obama rebalances his course on warWashington Post (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk -NPR (blog) -Reuters
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Transparency isn't coming easily to Obama White House - Los Angeles Times

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:10:57 GMT

Transparency isn't coming easily to Obama White House
Los Angeles Times
Civil liberties advocates are disappointed that Obama's drone speech glossed over some of the more difficult legal and moral aspects of targeted killings. The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, a Democrat, questioned the candor of former ...

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Obama's new drone policy leaves room for CIA role - Washington Post

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:36:06 GMT

Obama's new drone policy leaves room for CIA role
Washington Post
But President Obama's decision also came down to a determination that the CIA was simply better than the Defense Department at locating and killing al-Qaeda operatives with armed drones, according to current and former U.S. officials involved in the ...

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Where's President Obama's climate agenda - Politico

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:11:00 GMT

Politico

Where's President Obama's climate agenda
Politico
President Barack Obama began his second term with a ringing pledge to tackle climate change — saying that “the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.” Four months later, everyone's still waiting. Continue Reading ...
National view: Climate change is Obama's missionBudgeteer

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Obama tries again to nominate top lawyer on embattled labor relations board - Fox News

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:50:05 GMT

Obama tries again to nominate top lawyer on embattled labor relations board
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President Obama is trying once again to get the Senate to confirm his pick for top lawyer of the National Labor Relations Board. Obama is re-nominating the agency's acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon to serve as the top NLRB lawyer for a four-year term.
Obama Renominates Solomon to Be Top NLRB LawyerWall Street Journal (blog)

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Obama Keeps Distance From Torture Debate, At Least For Now - NPR

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:56:47 GMT

NPR

Obama Keeps Distance From Torture Debate, At Least For Now
NPR
Obama banned those interrogation techniques on his second day in office. But he has largely avoided the debate over whether torture in some cases has produced valuable information. He may soon find himself caught between Senate Democrats and the ...

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Obama, Hagel tell young officers: You must lead in ridding US military of ... - Christian Science Monitor

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:32:38 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Obama, Hagel tell young officers: You must lead in ridding US military of ...
Christian Science Monitor
A day earlier, President Obama had the same message for Navy ensigns and Marine Corps second lieutenants graduating at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. “Those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the ...
Obama admin offers strong words, few solutions on sexual assaultMSNBC

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Obama's struggle: How free should the press be? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:56:28 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Obama's struggle: How free should the press be? (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
Deep into his one-hour speech Thursday on counterterrorism policy, President Obama reached a topic that is near and dear to the news media's heart: the ability of journalists to pursue their craft without fear of government intrusion. Skip to next ...
The Leaks Scandals: Questions for ObamaNew Yorker (blog)

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Obama Forgets To Salute; Sparks Debate On Presidential Tradition - NPR (blog)

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:31:01 GMT

NPR (blog)

Obama Forgets To Salute; Sparks Debate On Presidential Tradition
NPR (blog)
As President Obama boarded Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, he didn't return the salute of the Marine standing at the base of the stairs. Obama realized it once he got into the helicopter, so he turned around and shook the ...
Obama does not return marine's sauluteWashington Times
Obama Forgot to Salute, Apologized to SoldierWebProNews
Obama forgets Marine One salutePolitico
ABC News (blog) -Salon
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Obama's new wordsmith: 'toiling workhorse' a campaign intern in 2007, now ... - Washington Post

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:25:02 GMT

San Francisco Chronicle

Obama's new wordsmith: 'toiling workhorse' a campaign intern in 2007, now ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, he needed a speech. And fast. The service was in two days.
Obama's new lead speechwriter is a 'toiling workhorse' who believes in value ...Minneapolis Star Tribune

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