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>> thank you for having me. coming up, it's known as the drone memo. now the classified government document has been released by order of a federal court. justice correspondent pete williams joins us next with those details. ♪ ♪ [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ [ birds squawking ] my mom makes airplane engines that can talk.
Barrett. >> the yays are 52 -- >> reporter: the nomination of david barrett to serve on the u.s. circuit of appeals barely was approved. opposition was based largely on barrett's previous work heading up the justice department's office of legal council and obama's justification for drone strikes on american suspected terrorists overseas. rand paul has fought the issue from the beginning. >> the debate is not about transparency. it's about the substance of the memos. i cannot and will not support a lifetime appointment of someone who believes it is okay to kill an american citizen not involved ...
Hypocritical. nbc news was handed the drone memo by somebody. and it reported the story. good for them. but has analysis by nbc commentators reflected drone disdain at the level of waterboarding disdain? not even close. summing up on the issue of hard measures against terrorists, the right has been consistent. the left hypocritical flag to howard kurtz, learn it, know it, live it. with the the apologies to fast times at ring month high. that's the memo. now for' to the top story tonight. president obama will deliver the state of the union ar dress after the factor ends tomorrow night 8.55 east...