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Obama Warns Of The Economic Consequences From The 'Self-Inflicted Wound' Of...
President Barack Obama urged Congress today to avoid the looming across-the-board cuts set to kick in March 1 as a result of the sequester, saying they will be damaging to potential economic growth in...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Cairo today for Organization of Islamic Co-operation. It marks the first trip to Egypt by an Iranian leader since the revolution in 1979.Ahmadinejad's visit...
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WHITE HOUSE: Our Drone Program Is 'Legal, Ethical And Wise'
The White House pushed back Tuesday on criticism of its drone program, the day after a Department of Justice memo leaked detailing the conditions in which it views drone strikes targeted at American...
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Government Justifies Targeted Killing Of Americans And Indefinite Detention...
Last night Michael Isikoff of NBC News published a 16-page white paper that outlines the government's secret justification for the extrajudicial killing of an American believed to be affiliated with a...
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Seven Elements Of Obama's Leaked Drone Memo That Should Alarm Americans
Investigative journalist for NBC Michael Isikoff published on Monday ground-breaking documents summarizing Obama's legal justification for extrajudicial drone killings of Americans.This document set...
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There's Only One Smart Way To Go About Putting Women In Combat
This big question facing the U.S. military now is whether to lower standards for the first-ever crop of female combat recruits.Arguments in favor of this approach come in two forms: either that women...
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Pentagon Decision On Benefits Sets Up Huge Fight Over Defense Of Marriage Act
Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell subsequently led to a fight over spousal benefits. That fight, it turns out, might just lead to a fight over federal recognition of marriage, and possibly a more...
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Getting Drafted In The Austrian Army May Involve Working At A Ski Resort
Two weeks after voting to keep the military draft, neutral Austria has discovered why it needs an army: not for defence but to prepare the ski races so beloved in this alpine country.Some 70 recruits...
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Here's The Bunker Where Jimmy Lee Dykes Held A Kid Hostage For 6 Days
The bunker below was home to Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65, and his 5-year-old captive Ethan for nearly a week while the FBI and the Dale County Sheriff waited outside, negotiating the boy's return.The incident...
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Fed Confirms That Hackers Breached Its Internal Site
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that one of its internal websites had been briefly breached by hackers, though no critical functions of the U.S. central bank were...
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Chinese Media Urge 'Heavy Price' For North Korea Nuclear Test
China should exact a "heavy price" from North Korea if it carries out a planned nuclear test, state media has declared, in an unusually strongly-worded call for action.Beijing, which has stressed calm...
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This Could Be The First Drone-Proof City
Asher J. Kohn, a law student and conceptual artist, has come up with a novel idea. If we built communities designed to counter surveillance and targeted drone strikes, then all the new and upcoming,...
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This Is What Happens When You Sell Pink Guns That Look Like Toys
Maybe one set of South Carolina parents was at a movie late last Friday.Maybe they were getting dinner at a local restaurant or drinking at a local bar.Maybe they hurried to changes clothes, quickly...
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Here's The GOP's First Counteroffer To Delay The Sequester
Congressional Republicans are preparing their first counteroffer to President Barack Obama to avert the across-the-board cuts of the looming sequester, a House GOP aide confirmed this morning....
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Today Court Considers US Government's Ability To Indefinitely Detain Citizens
Wednesday is another key day for a challenge to the government's ability to indefinitely detain anyone under the laws of war.A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will...
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Republicans Weigh Possible Filibuster After Chuck Hagel Snubs Financial Request
A pair of Republican Senators have stepped up their opposition appointment of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense after his rough confirmation hearing last week. Foreign Policy Magazine's Josh Rogin is...
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Actually, Obama's Drone Warfare Is Just What We Asked For
A leaked Department of Justice memo outlining the legal rationale for President Obama's aggressive drone policy has sparked a heated debate — much of it centered on President Obama's apparent...
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Sex, Drunkenness, And Violence Among Aussie Concerns About Incoming US Marines
The United States is "pivoting" to the Pacific, and as it does, it seeks a larger partner in its Aussie allies.For Australia that partnership involves leadership appointments but also accepting a...
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Jon Stewart Shreds Obama On Hypocrisy Over Drones: You're Only 'Transparent...
Daily Show host Jon Stewart tore into President Barack Obama Wednesday night for what he perceived as hypocrisy on transparency over his administration's controversial policy on drone strikes. Stewart...
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Iran Walks Away From Nuclear Talks One Day After Agreeing To Begin
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected Thursday a US offer to negotiate one-on-one on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme so long as Washington continues to impose sanctions on...
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