Andrea Mitchell
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NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent/anchor, MSNBC Andrea Mit1
U.S & Cuban diplomats hold high level talks in DC today on disputes: imprisoned contractor Alan Gross, U.S. embargo, terrordesignation
RT @BeschlossDC: LBJ reputedly once pondered having itching powder sprinkled on picketers at one of his speeches so they'd have to put down…
Twitterverse says protester is from Code Pink Obama:we're addressing that ma'am tells audience I'm going off script as you mightexpect
Obama says willing to cut young lady some slack because GTMO worth being passionate about says have tried terrorists in courts w/o probem
How does heckler get into POTUS speech at Ft McNair? Pretty unusual protest at Natl Defense University.
Woman protesting GTMO interrupts again Obama: maam let me finish part of free speech is me being able to speak and u listening (applause)
Obama gets applause for closing GTMO but protestor interrupts speech says 102 prisoners on hunger strike.Obama: maam let mefinishmysentence
Obama:GTMO has become symbol around world for an America that flouts the law congress' restrictions on sending detainees home make no sense
Obama: I'm troubled that leak investigations may chill investigative journalism that holds govt accountable. Asks AG to review guidelines
Obama tries to lay out rationale for #drones In our last poll 64% support drone use only 12% against
Obama points out foreign aid is unpopular but people dont realize it's only 1% of the budget not 25% that people wrongly think
Obama:asked for options to extend oversight of lethal actions outside warzones beyond congress including possible court review
Obama: wld have been derelict in my duty had I not authorized operation to take him out - says briefed congress before the strike
Obama says briefed every drone strike outside Iraq & Afghanistan to congressional committees including targeting U.S. citizen al Awlaki
Obama:result would be more U.S. deaths more Blackhawks down more confrontations with local populations and inevitable mission creep
Obama:it's false to assert that boots on the ground less likely to result in civilian deaths or anger in Muslim world
Obama:civilian casualties from drone strikes will haunt us as long as we live.but I must weigh heartbreaking tragedies against alternatives
.@carolrosenberg says she was told GTMO detainees started chanting Obama! Obama! when he was elected. expectation was he wld change things
.@carolrosenberg says no journalists at GTMO right now. decision made that no journalists allowed to go in next 2 wks. #AMR
Former State Dept spox @PJCrowley says still a fundamental split on value and cost of GTMO detainees #AMR
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