Source: ABC News
President Barack Obama is expected to reaffirm his 2008 campaign promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, where terror suspects have been held since 2002, and begin the transfer of some prisoners to other countries. ...
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Source: United Press International
Detainees attend a class at Camp VI in Camp Delta at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. FILE/UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg License photo WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday said there is no "just ...
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Source: Washington Times
President Obama talks about national security on May 23, 2013, at the ... more > President Obama on Thursday announced major changes to the nation’s counterterrorism policy, limiting drone strikes and renewing his effort t ...
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Source: Mother Jones
It wasn't that complicated. In recent years, the companies they run have been extracting fossil fuels from the Earth in ever more frenetic and ingenious ways. The burning of those fossil fuels, in turn, has put record amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) i ...
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Source: NPR
The president delivers a major national security address. Listen live on NPR.org and many member stations. President Obama on Thursday unveiled a major pivot in White House counter-terrorism policy, limiting drones strikes and concent ...
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Source: The Atlantic
The speech is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET at National Defense University in Washington. You can watch the White House live stream below, but we'll update you on the highlights as the speech unfolds, but the full text ...
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Source: WSB-TV Atlanta
President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around the world, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours ...
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More like this 19 hours ago, 7:34am CDT
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
Obama will make a speech on Thursday reframing US anti-terror policy that will shape his presidential legacy. Obama faces pressure to honour promises of transparency and to confront an evolved threat of new al-Qaeda-inspi ...
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Source: TomDispatch
[Note for TomDispatch Readers: TD will be taking the Memorial Day weekend off. The next piece will be posted on Tuesday May 28th. Tom] We have a word for the conscious slaughter of a racial or ethnic group: genocide. And one for the c ...
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Source: WVEC.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects, make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay and warn Americans about dire threats they conti ...
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