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Drones weaken USAs moral might Opposing view
There are more effective ways of winning hearts and minds and creating livelihoods worth living, not sacrificing. Armed drones, at first blush, are a boon to America's military toolkit, as President Obama reinforced in his counterterrorism speech on Thursday. Drones, in the short run at least, could mean fewer U.S. troops deployed and fewer American lives lost. OUR ...
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Boy Scouts march half-step forward Our view
Thursday's vote might well make it easier to fight prejudice in a new generation of Scouts. Sometimes progress comes in unsatisfying increments. That was true Thursday, when the Boy Scouts of America approved a half-measure that will allow openly gay Scouts into the organization for the first time, effective Jan. 1. Cheers should surely be muted because the Scouts couldn't bring ...
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National men’s team prop Andrew Tiedemann returns to Edmonton for Saturday test against Americans at Ellerslie Rugby Park
EDMONTON - Andrew Tiedemann's sport of choice doesn't provide many homecomings, so when Rugby Canada's national men's squad comes to Edmonton, the St. Albert native is all too happy to make the most of it.The Canadians will kick off a busy summer of competition this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Ellerslie Rugby Park when they host the United States in the opener of the five-team ...
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2 Dead in Drugstore Shootings in Tennessee
An East Tennessee pharmacy owner and a customer have been killed during a robbery that left a pharmacy tech and another employee wounded. District Attorney Jimmy Dunn said a former police officer in Bean Station was taken into custody shortly after the shooting and robbery Thursday at the Down Home Pharmacy. Dunn said the former officer, 37-year-old Jason B. Holt, took "a large ...
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Obama gives robust defense of targeted killing program
the president made no defense of the other three american citizens who have been killed including abd al awlaki, the 16-year-old of anwar awlaki. despite claims from previous administration officials to the contrary. ...
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Why Obama gave this counterterrorism speech now
Chris Hayes talks with Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison, Spencer Ackerman of Wired Magazine, and The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman about the President Obama's speech and what it means for policy going ...
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Obama acknowledges protester is worth paying attention to
During a major speech on counterterrorism, touching on drones and Guantanamo Bay, President Obama was heckled by a protester with a history of interrupting speeches in both the Bush and the Obama ...
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President Obama makes case for end of the war on terror
Chris Hayes highlights the president's big policy speech on drone strikes, closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, and ending the war on terror. He's joined by Congressman Keith Ellison, Democrat of ...
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Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester
1 of 2. Protester Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the Code Pink activist group, interrupts U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks about his administration's counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, May 23, ...
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Feds to review policy on media leaks
WASHINGTON -- President Obama said on Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists' records in investigations of the leak of government ...
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10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. HOW OBAMA IS DEFENDING DRONE STRIKES The attacks are legal, effective and necessary as threats evolve, he says in a speech outlining America's post-war counterterror policies. 2. BOY SCOUTS END BAN ON GAY YOUTHS The decision is unlikely to end a bitter debate over the ...
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Antioch Hospital Patient Who Jumped Into Canal Identified
ANTIOCH (CBS SF) — A man whose body was discovered in the Contra Costa Canal nearly two days after he left a local emergency room and jumped into the waterway has been identified. A Contra Costa County coroner’s deputy said 48-year-old Brentwood man Saul Hernandez was found in the canal on Wednesday during an ongoing search of the ...
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UPDATE 1-Pentagon sees doubled cost for rocket launch program
Thu May 23, 2013 9:27pm EDT By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON May 23 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress that a recent restructuring of its heavy rocket launch program to add 60 more launches and extend the schedule for a decade would more than double the program's projected cost to $70.7 billion. The Defense Department's annual report to Congress on major arms programs ...
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US Senate approves first India-born senior judge
The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior US judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme ...
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Obama’s prom photos emerge
The two previously unpublished pictures were given to Time magazine by the girl who was escorted by Barak Obama's best friend. NBC's Ann Curry ...
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Republican minority outreach hits more road bumps
New comments from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett on the lack of latinos in his cabinet, combined with South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley's decision to hire an accused white supremacist probably won't help the GOP with their minority outreach ...
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Row between U.S. agencies over Texas plant explosion deepens
(Reuters) - A dispute between government agencies over the investigation into the deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant intensified on Thursday when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives hit back after being criticized by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board ...
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Arizona jury deadlocks over Jodi Arias sentencing
Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 21, ...
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Watch Jodi Arias Jury Cannot Decide on Life or Death Sentence
The clerk will read -- -- -- State of Arizona vs -- and areas sentencing verdict. We the jury duly impaneled and sworn and above entitled action upon our -- Yunnan has unanimously find ...
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ConsumerWatch Startup Lets SFO Travelers Rent Out Cars While On Vacation
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Car sharing has arrived at San Francisco International Airport, and so far more than 650 travelers have tried it out. Flightcar started up operations a few months ago in a large parking lot in Millbrae, a few miles from S.F.O. The start-up helps car owners rent out their vehicles when they go on vacation. Prices for rentals range from $20 to $40 a day; car owners ...
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Firefighters Contain Brush Fire Near San Jose’s Coyote Creek
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Firefighters contained a fire in heavy brush near Coyote Creek Thursday afternoon, a fire captain said. The fire near Brokaw Road and Interstate 880 was first reported at 2:45 p.m., Capt. Cleo Doss said. Crews arrived at 2:51 p.m. and quickly called a second-alarm response after finding about an acre and a half of brush burning. Heavy smoke was coming from the area ...
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San Jose City College Student Wins $2.3 Million In Powerball Drawing
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – A San Jose City College student who matched five of the six winning numbers in last week's Powerball drawing has claimed his millions. Michael Garcia recounted the unbelievable moment he checked the numbers against nine tickets he had bought on whim: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52. "Oh, wow, I got all five," he said. "What about the Powerball? What about the ...
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Man From Palo Alto Suspected Of Killing Family In Czech Republic
20-year-old Kevin Dahlgren of Palo Alto is suspected of killing four people in Brno, Czech Republic on May 23, 2013. (Handout photo by Czech Police/isifa/Getty ...
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Dwight Howard Considers Joining Warriors
OAKLAND (Bleacher Report) — It was not too long ago that Dwight Howard turned down the thought of playing for the lowly Golden State Warriors. It was also not long ago that Howard received an elbow in the face from Warriors forward David Lee and responded with "I will ...
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Warriors’ David Lee Named To All-NBA 3rd Team
David Lee #10 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after the Warriors made a basket against the Los Angeles Clippers at Oracle Arena on January 2, 2013 in Oakland, (Ezra Shaw/Getty ...
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