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See on Scoop.it<\/a> – Rights & Liberties<\/a>
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The Obama administration still doesn\u2019t officially acknowledge the CIA\u2019s drone program, a stance that helps shield it from discussing the program\u2019s most controversial elements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See on propublica.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See on Scoop.it – Rights & Liberties The Obama administration still doesn\u2019t officially acknowledge the CIA\u2019s drone program, a stance that helps shield it from discussing the program\u2019s most controversial elements. 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