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U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan kills Pakistani Taliban leader
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A suspected U.S. drone strike Wednesday killed the No. 2 commander of the Pakistani Taliban, Pakistani intelligence officials said, although the militant group denied he was killed.
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Congress considers putting limits on drone strikes
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The White House on Tuesday defended its lethal drone program by citing the very laws that some in Congress once believed were appropriate in the years immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks but now think may be too broad.
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Va. lawmakers back 2-year moratorium on drones
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Proponents of the legislation say the unfettered use of the small, unmanned aircraft could infringe on Virginians' privacy rights.
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Iran claims to capture U.S. drone
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Iran claimed Tuesday it had captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf— even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV — but the U.S. Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully accounted for."
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Gov. Bob McDonnell supports drones policing Virginia
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is voicing his support for police departments using military equipment to fly over the commonwealth.
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U.S. drones may patrol D.C. region
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Drones now used for reconnaissance missions in Afghanistan and to take out Al-Qaeda leaders in Pakistan could someday fly over the Capital Beltway.
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Company builds spy plane the size of a hummingbird
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Changing technology is impacting how the U.S. fights the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A company has developed a drone prototype the size of a bird.
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