The killing of three US citizens, one a 16-year-old boy, in targeted drone strikes last year were unlawful and violated their constitutional rights by not affording them due process, according to a lawsuit filed by their relatives on Wednesday.Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was placed on a CIA "kill list" last year, died in a targeted ( Read more... )

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Obama Relieves McChrystal of Command


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Plan of Attack

Bob Woodward versus the White House.


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POLITICS-US: Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story on Pullout Plans
Analysis by Gareth Porter*


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Ringed by Foes, Pakistanis Fear the U.S., Too
By JANE PERLEZ

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to the west.


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Petraeus signals US priorities with Pakistan visit
Gen. David Petraeus, newly tasked with responsibility for America's two wars, arrived in Pakistan on Sunday as part of his first international trip as head of the U.S. Central Command ( Read more... )

Exclusive: Petraeus Wants to Talk to Syria; Bush Administration Says No
Petraeus Proposed Visiting Syria But Was Rejected By Bush Administration


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McCain's Hero Petraeus: "I Do Think You Have To Talk To Enemies"


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ThinkProgress does a fact-checking liveblog during the debates. Obviously they don't catch everything - one thing they missed was McCain talking up Meg Whitman as Treasury Secretary, despite her company laying off 10% of eBay workers today - but it's still a valuable resource. The blog goes backwards chronologically.

Presidential Debate Live- ( Read more... )