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Attorney General Eric Holder: President can’t kill non-combatant with drone strike
Attorney General Eric Holder made clear on Thursday that a US president does not have the power to order a drone strike against a “non combatant” American inside the United States. Holder’s clarifying comment came in a short letter to Senator Rand Paul, who mounted a 13-hour, non-stop filibuster in…
Rand Paul ends ‘as long as it takes’ filibuster in 13th hour
Kentucky senator speaks in protest at comments from officials over possibility of carrying out drone strikes on US soil Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday began a rare talking filibuster in order to try and block the appointment of John Brennan as CIA chief over his attitude to President Barack Obama’s…
Sen. Rand Paul’s son arrested for public intoxication
Update below: Airline claims it didn’t serve alcohol to minor. The son of Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was arrested Saturday morning at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to The Charlotte Observer. The 19-year-old William Hilton Paul was reportedly arrested after the plane landed for public intoxication, and ultimately charged…
Ron Paul delegates walk off Republican convention floor
Dozens of delegates for White House also-ran Ron Paul walked out of the Republican National convention for a second straight day, angered by rule changes they say squelch grass roots political rights. It was a rowdy end to Texas congressman Paul’s presidential bid, which fell short against rival Mitt Romney,…
Sen. Rand Paul proposes suspending all Pakistan aid
WASHINGTON — A conservative senator called Tuesday for the United States to suspend all aid to Pakistan and grant citizenship to a doctor who was jailed for helping hunt down Osama bin Laden. American lawmakers have already sought to cut or freeze some assistance to Pakistan, the third largest recipient…
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