Was the Killing of al-Alawaki Legal?

He was a U.S. citizen living in Yemen, who called for and inspired terror attacks against the U.S.  Does that give the U.S. President the right to order the military to assassinate him?  Today, a drone attack did just that.

Some analysis and opinions:
A slide show about his life from the Washington Post
Analysis from the Washington Post

Obama Clashes with Arizona Sheriff over Immigration

A report on the President's criticism:

Federal Government's Definition of Rape Criticized

Are incidents of rape under-reported in the United States?

That is what critics some critics believe is happening because of the way the 80 year-old law defines rape.

From the NY Times: Rape Definition Too Narrow in Federal Statistics, Critics Say

A More Diverse Union

Census numbers are helping us understand the changing cultural and ethnic landscape of the United States.

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Can this government be fixed? Three steps that might help

Really good article about the political situation the United States is in, and some possible solutions. From the USA Today.

Can this government be fixed? Three steps that might help: Americans are frustrated by the disconnect between what they want from Washington and what they get. Here are three steps that might help

Republican Opposition to President's Economic Plan

From NBC Nightly News:

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Obama yields on smog rule in face of GOP demands

Business groups are happy, environmentalists are angered, and Republicans fear Obama may have stolen an election campaign issue they wanted to run on. Strange things happen in the world of politics.

In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans who complained the rule would kill jobs in America's ailing economy.

Full article from the Seattle Times/AP: Obama yields on smog rule in face of GOP demands

Really!?!

Gimme a break....


Former Vice President Cheney Defends Practice of Waterboarding: WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says there's no contradiction in advocating harsh interrogation tactics against suspected U.S. enemies and opposing those practices when used against American citizens.

Cheney was asked about a hypothetical case in which Iran would decide to use waterboarding on an American suspected of spying.

Cheney replies, "I think we would object on the grounds that we have obligations to our citizens."

Cheney, who is promoting his new memoir "In My Time," has been associated with waterboarding, considered by many to be torture. Asked on NBC's "Today" show if he was embracing a double-standard, he said, "These are not American citizens."

In the interview that aired Tuesday morning, Cheney also conceded he'd been a lightning rod for criticism during the Bush administration. "I'm Darth Vader," he said.

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