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February 27, 2013

Obama Admin Continues to Withhold Drone Memos From Congress 
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The Obama administration continues to stonewall Senate requests for
additional Justice Department memos providing the legal rationale for
the assassination program. The Washington Post reports the White House
has continued to withhold the memos from lawmakers by citing, "executive
privilege and attorney-client privilege." The Senate Intelligence
Committee delayed its vote on John Brennan's CIA nomination earlier this
month pending more information on the drone program from the White
House. Republican Senator John Mc Cain of Arizona, meanwhile, is also
threatening to hold up Brennan's confirmation vote unless the White
House and Brennan respond to demands for more information on the
Benghazi consulate attack in Libya as well as on Brennan's stance on CIA
torture.

 

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