In a bid to ease the confirmation of an appellate court judge, the White House on Tuesday said that it would release to senators the controversial memo that justified the 2011 targeted drone killing of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki.
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Obama Judge Nominee Who Penned Drone Killing Memo Gets Pushback From Left, Right
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Wed, 07 May 2014 18:00:27 GMT