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Obama Admin. Channels Cheney, Claims Unlimited War Powers

He’s Baaaack

In an extraordinary hearing, Obama administration lawyers claimed that the President can authorize attacks against any terrorists he’d like—never mind what Congress says.

Eli Lake
Eli Lake
articles/2014/05/21/obama-admin-channels-cheney-claims-unlimited-war-powers/140521-obama-cheney-lake-tease_yvobix
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