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Artillery doesnt see it, the killer doesnt see the results of their actions. its really more intimate for us, we see everything, we see the before, action, then after. i watched this guy -- i watched him bleed out. i watched the result of, i guess, collectively it was our action, but im the responsible one that guides the missile in. >> you put the laser on him and now hes dead. >> correct. >> do you think that he was a combatant? >> i have my serious doubts now, but i didnt really question the ...

Home. i love my country. i love the rule of law. >> youve reported extensively on this. what was your take on this exchange? >> well, you know, the president did a pretty remarkable job i thought turning some of that criticism aside and using that to his advantage. nobody has ever accused the president of being a poor public speaker, not able to handle himself in front of a microphone. the thing that struck me about the speech is that the defenses of the drone programs are also announcements of ...

Coincides with the press report that included leaks about the cia counter terrorism efforts. at the time it was republican who is slammed the administration and they were demanding an investigation into the leaks. >> i think it goes without saying that all of us are upset about the fact that not only have leaks occurred, but there is a cascade of leaks out of the intelligence community over the last several weeks and months. its our clear intention to put a stop to this. >> the cascade of leaks ...

If you want the governor of connecticut there on monday, go do it. but i think to line up the police force and get people to think theyre on board is disingenuous. but on a lighter note -- >> steve: lets talk jokes. >> gretchen: late night jokes. do you like leno or jimmy fallon. coming up in 2014, hes going to be taking over for jay leno and apparently theyve had a nicey nice situation worked out where theyre all on board with it. but which one do you like better? take a look at the montages no...

Defense and we admire his service to our country and i have a good working relationship with him. were best served especially in our own party and movement not call each others name. for the filibuster, i stood by rand paul or if i was a democrat, to have a serious question answered. we have a diversity about drone programs. obviously i think he raised a legitimate issue how it would be used in the u.s. and he deserved an answer and im glad he got one. >> sean: senator, always good to see you. >...

June, july, august, president signed the transparency act where he was supposed to employ by the 6th of september about sequestration. he blew off the deadline. i dont see any effort? >> commander in chief responsibility is to look out for those that fight the wars. he the is not looking out to them. to let it go forward is a huge blow to the men and women in uniform. to our intelligence services. who do you think all this information we get about iran and china and russia and taliban comes from...

The president is using the leaks to bolster his image. >> no one wants to know what the president is doing. he shouldnt be talking about drone programs. >> some of the leaks are selfdescribed aids arpeople in the situation room, thats a pretty small group of people. my investigation to the attorney general is, good start maybe but we need to find out if theyll have that independence. >> president obama has responded to his critics late last week saying his white house is not trying to bolster hi...

being able to stop it and also being able to evolve more tools to control it and where it cannot be controlled to be able to take additional actions. this obviously because of the timing will have to be done in the next month or so i would think. and so we will be working together in that direction. so i now would like to ask senator chambliss, my distinguish distinguished vice chairman, to make some comments. >> well, thanks, chairman feinstein. let me just say that thanks no the lead...

Talking about the burgeoning drone industry and the use of drones unmanned aircraft to fire missiles in theaters. pam, you had an interesting question during the break. >> yeah, i was just curious. you know, what are the economics of drones. whos making their money off of these things? >> there are now 40 countries opening their own drone programs. i think right now, its about a $6 billion a year industry. but its projected to grow up to $06 billion in drone trams. and the joke that president ob...

certainly are still devastated by him being allowed to walk the streets. however, this family respects the wishes of this court and realizes that under florida constitution, he has a right to be released but that doesnt negate the fact that they have mixed feelings about him being released so close to his actual arrest and long journey it took to get him there. >> $15,000 is what we had to pay on $150,000 bond. how are they feeling about that amount? there are a number of people who sa...