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Al-Awlaki death tests limits of executive power in drone strike
The article outlines the U.S. drone killing of Anwar al Awlaki and Samir Khan, the legal and political debate over targeting a U.S. citizen abroad. It covers the Bush and Obama administrations, the kill-or-capture list, and views from officials, lawmakers, and critics on due process and presidential authority.
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U.S
Anwar al-Awlaki
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Samir Kahn
Inspire
Obama
al-Awlaki
Yemen
White House
CIA
Pentagon
Pakistan
bin Laden
George W. Bush
United States
Justice Department
World Trade Center
Tivon
Kamal Derwish
Bush
Derwish
al- Qaida
Abu Ali al- Harithi
Condoleezza Rice
New Mexico
Northern Virginia
FBI
al- Awlaki
Administration
al Qaeda
Arabian Peninsula
Robert Gibbs
Gibbs
Treasury Department
Robert Mueller
ACLU
Ben Wizner
John Bates