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A mechanic works on one of the Marine Corps' two K-MAX unmanned helicopter sat Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. The two drones are used for supply missions and are proving drones can be used for more than spying and missile strikes.

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Obama speech suggests possible expansion of drone killings

By Lesley Clark and Jonathan S. Landay | McClatchy Washington Bureau

President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his administration’s use of drone strikes to kill terrorists as effective, lawful and “heavily constrained,” but he also appeared to be laying groundwork for an expansion of the controversial targeted killings. » read more

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Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller testifies on Capitol Hill- DC

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Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller testifies on Capitol Hill at a hearing on Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups, May 17, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Scandal draws questions about IRS role in enforcing Obamacare

By Kevin G. Hall and David Lightman | McClatchy Washington Bureau

The blossoming IRS scandal over the targeting of conservative groups is provoking new scrutiny and terse questions about the agency’s role in shaping and implementing the controversial new national health care law, with the biggest changes set to begin next year. » read more

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