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Drone Strikes Have Killed 4 Americans

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Washington — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time yesterday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy. It was already known that three Americans had been killed in U.S. …

Median Pay For CEOs Up to $9.7M

Thursday, May 23, 2013

CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up. The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm. CEO pay, which …

Immigration Bill Lacks Same-Sex Rules

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Washington — A decision by Senate Democrats not to add protections for same-sex couples to a landmark immigration reform bill has angered gay rights advocates and put the White House on the defensive over whether President Obama will insist on the provision going forward. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., agreed Tuesday night to withdraw an amendment to the immigration legislation that would …

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