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Watch live: Senators debate use of drones on American citizens

John McCain debates drones

Members of the U.S. Senate discuss John Brennan’s nomination as CIA director and the use of lethal force on American citizens that are deemed security threats. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on March 7. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…

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Wyden asks Obama’s terrorism chief for rules governing assassination of U.S. citizens

Drone aircraft via AFP

Before he votes to confirm Obama terrorism czar John Brennan as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has a few rather touchy questions. Specifically, a letter published by Wired revealed that he asked Brennan about the rules governing the use of drone aircraft to assassinate…

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Newest wrinkle in having it both ways

Of the many things the crabby white people that make up the teabagger movement feel entitled to, having it both ways is perhaps the most maddening. Everyone’s favorite version of this is, “Get government hands off my Medicare!”, i.e. believing both that social spending is wrong and supporting it if…

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