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Alright Already, We'll All Drone On

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:27 GMT

By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES ‘OUR FIGHT ENTERS A NEW PHASE’: In a wide-ranging speech at the National Defense University, in Washington D.C., on Thursday, President Obama launched a spirited defense of his administration’s efforts to pursue terrorists overseas, even while he outlined a more...

Budget Cuts Get Personal

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:01:27 GMT

The federal budget sequester may be dampening a rise in economic optimism: Nearly four in 10 Americans now say sequestration has hurt them personally, up substantially since it began in March – and they’re far less sanguine than others about the economy’s prospects overall. Thirty-seven...

Truth, Justice: The American Way?

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:01:27 GMT

What happens in our relationships when we keep secrets? When we think telling the truth brings harm or that hiding something serves a broader purpose? It usually means trust doesn’t exist and the relationship is doomed to either failure or one that loses all sense...

The Note's Must-Reads for Friday May 24, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:27 GMT

The Note’s Must-Reads are a round-up of today’s political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News’ Carrie Halperin, Jayce Henderson, Amanda VanAllen and J.P. Lawrence DEFENSE ABC News’s Jonathan Karl:“Obama...

US IDs 4 Americans Killed by Drones

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:43:47 GMT

Attorney General Eric Holder has disclosed in a letter to Congress that four Americans were killed by U.S. drones in the course of the government's counterterrorist attacks.

Obama's 'New Phase' in Terror Fight

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:32:42 GMT

Obama addresses Guantanamo, deaths of four Americans in drone strikes

Biden Makes 'Jeopardy' Cameo

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:56:58 GMT

Vice President Joe Biden made a cameo appearance on Thursday night’s episode of “Jeopardy” by providing video clues to a category about the vice presidency. “Since 1974, the official residence of the vice president has been on the grounds of this astronomical agency of the...

Watch: Digital Report: President Obama Delivers National Security Speech

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:37:18 GMT

President Barack Obama details counterterrorism priorities, addresses heckler during speech.

Weiner's Rough First Campaign Day

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:38:56 GMT

Anthony Weiner’s nascent mayoral campaign is off to a rough start. Weiner made his candidacy for mayor of New York official in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, and since then there’s no indication that the process is going particularly well. The former rising star...

Watch: President Obama Promises More Oversight on Drone Strikes

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:06:36 GMT

The president laid out a counterterrorism strategy in his foreign policy address.

IRS' Lois Lerner Placed on Leave

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:56 GMT

Congressional and administration sources confirm that IRS director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. Lerner came under fire this week when she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself rather than testify before the House Oversight...

PM Note: One Speech, Two Obamas; Drones vs. GTMO

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:56:27 GMT

Breaking – Congressional sources tell ABC News that embattled IRS director Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. More to come. Watch video of Obama and the heckler here, but it was sort of beside the point – http://abcn.ws/12yUzYj One Speech. Two Obamas. Drones...

Watch: Obama Promises More Oversight on Drone Strikes

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:52:27 GMT

The President laid out a counterterrorism strategy in his foreign policy address.

Transcript: Obama Announces New Terror Policy

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:51:34 GMT

Speech is first to discuss targeted killing program

Obama Orders DOJ Review of Leaks

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:12:56 GMT

President Obama is a little uneasy with the way journalists have been dragged into the Justice Department’s aggressive pursuit of national security leak investigations. In fact, he has ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a 45-day review of the department’s guidelines on the issue....

Obama: 'This War, Like All Wars, Must End'

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:08:56 GMT

The president’s confrontation with a Code Pink heckler in his speech today at National Defense University was quite a moment. But don’t lose sight of the big picture – the heckler was a side show. This was one of President Obama’s most significant speeches, an...

Republicans Aim to Recruit, Elect More Women

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:08:26 GMT

Making sure that more Republican women run for office and that they get the support they need is the focus of “Right Women, Right Now,” a new initiative by the Republican State Leadership Committee to encourage and mentor GOP women considering a run for office....