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Exceptionalism, American style

Source: The Hindu, Nov 17 2012, 6:11am CST

Americans should wake up to the fact that their President’s victory speech was just empty rhetoric, and that the recent election in Venezuela offers more hope to millions. I woke early on Wednesday morning to check the results. Fi ...

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U.S. for first time acknowledges role in deaths of Americans in drone strikes

Source: Miami Herald  |   May 22 2013, 8:09pm CDT

By Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- 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 kil ...

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U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes

Source: Chicago Tribune  |   May 22 2013, 7:20pm CDT

WASHINGTON (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 ...

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26 weeks ago


Quote:
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"


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‘Leaning in’ on race: Obama’s Morehouse speech riffs on Sandberg

Source: New York Daily News  |   May 22 2013, 7:09pm CDT

Here’s one of the passages of Obama’s speech that rankled Coates: "We’ve got no time for excuses. Not because the bitter legacy of slavery and segregation have vanished entirely; they have not. Not because racism and discrimination no longer e ...

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2 hours ago

Obama to lay out rationale for drone strikes in speech

Source: Reuters  |   May 22 2013, 6:57pm CDT

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Myanmar's President Thein Sein in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington May 20, 2013. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out the rationale for U.S. drone strikes in a spee ...

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Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 22 2013, 6:52pm CDT

Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies have carried out a series of not-so-covert operations in so-called secret wars that have reached a huge scale. There have been nearly 400 drone strikes in ...

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2 hours ago

The Obama Admin. Finally Admits Killing Four Americans

Source: Mother Jones  |   May 22 2013, 6:34pm CDT

But what I think is absolutely true is that it is not sufficient for citizens to just take my word for it that we are doing the right thing. I am the head of the executive branch. And what we've done so far is to try to work with C ...

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8 things I'd like to hear from Obama's counter-terrorism speech

Source: The Week  |   May 22 2013, 6:27pm CDT

President Obama's speech on his counter-terrorism policies may be his last, best chance to establish a solid foundation for the extraordinary actions he's ordered as the commander-in-chief. Legitimacy and sustainability are his watchwords. But those ...

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3 hours ago

Drones kill 4 Americans since 2009

Source: CNN  |   May 22 2013, 5:42pm CDT

By Joe Johns, CNN May 22, 2013 -- Updated 2146 GMT (0546 HKT) STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Latest disclosure was classified until now; Obama asked Holder to release info Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledges toll in letter to Senate chairman Adm ...

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3 hours ago

U.S. Owns Up To Killing Four Americans In Drone Strikes

Source: Value Walk  |   May 22 2013, 5:39pm CDT

Before delving into the details of this story headlined above, I think its important to mention the fine job that the New York Times does each and every day. While I’m sure my appeal will come to nothing, consider a subscripti ...

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