Secret memo justifies targeting Anwar al-Awlaki
A 2010 Justice Department memo written by David Barron as acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel concludes the president may order the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen in 2011 as he led an al Qaida affiliate engaged in hostilities against the United States.
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Yemen
al-Qaida
United States
David Barron
Office of Legal Counsel
Separatists say they will honor cease fire in Ukraine
A Donetsk based separatist leader said militants will suspend hostilities until Friday in line with Poroshenko's unilateral cease fire. He pledged to release observers from the OSCE and reported no armed incidents in Kiev's monitoring window. Russia backs the truce as talks loom to resolve eastern Ukraine clashes.
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Luhansk People’s Republic
Donetsk
Ukraine
Oleksandr Borodny
People’s Republic of
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Poroshenko
Russia
Senate panel seeks CDC briefing on live anthrax breach
A Senate health panel urged CDC Director Tom Frieden to provide a detailed written explanation and briefing on a safety breach that exposed up to 84 people at three CDC labs to live anthrax. Initial review shows biosafety violations at a biosafety level 8 facility amid flawed verification steps after a chemical process. investigators note only 24 hours passed before declaring the sample safe.
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CDC
Tom Frieden
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
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CDC Bioterror Lab
Atlanta
Minnesota braces for flooding across state rivers and roads
Minnesota faces peak flood levels as the Mississippi near St. Paul tops 20.5 feet within three days. Gov. Dayton and agency leaders coordinate response while floods hit farmland, roads, bridges, and water facilities across Minnesota and neighboring states.
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Joe Kelly
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Pete Boulay
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Kelly
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St. Croix River
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Kane cites crucial missteps in Sandusky probe delays
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane faulted earlier administrations for delays in the three year Sandusky investigation. The report found no electoral influence on decisions and noted prosecutors took time to gather evidence while pursuing multiple victims. It concluded the probe led to Sandusky’s conviction on 45 of 48 counts.
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Kathleen G. Kane
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Sandusky
Tom Corbett
Corbett
Joe Paterno
Geoffrey Moulton
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