After NBC news obtained a memo outlining some of the legal justifications for killing American citizens abroad with drones, the White House has given in to pressure from Congress and turned over the DOJ’s classified legal justification for the drone warfare program. This release comes just before the architect of the drone program, John Brennan, faces off with the Senate Judiciary Committee today in his confirmation hearing to head up the CIA.

Several hundred drone strikes have been launched against targets all over the Middle East, Asia, and Africa killing thousands of people including so-called terrorists and innocent civilians. Three Americans citizens have also been killed in targeted drone strikes – raising questions about due process and the president’s war powers. Today, our Senators should grill John Brennan about the legality and necessity of this drone warfare program, because, when former Bush adviser John Bolton praises the drone program as a “consistent” extension of the Bush policies, then you know something is terribly wrong.

This isn’t about drones – it’s about our relationship with the rest of the world. The long-term effects of drone warfare are not fully understood – and tragically – they may not be understood until years down the road when the blowback occurs.

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The Daily Stack

Hour One: Why are you afraid to let the Boy Scouts come out?
- Judd Saul, Patriots For Christ (a "Tea-vangelical" group).

Article: "Boy Scouts delay decision on whether to lift policy excluding gays, set new vote for May" by AP.

Article: "Postal Service To End Most Saturday Deliveries" by TRNS.

Article: "Senator Bernie Sanders to Fight for Real Postal Reform and Saturday Mail" by ENEWSPF.

Bible: "Matthew 19:12 (New International Version)". "For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."

Article: "Brendon Ayanbadejo Calls For End To Homophobia In Pro Sports" by Amanda Terkel.

Article: "Elaine Pagels".

Book: "The Five Gospels: What Did Jesus Really Say? The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus" by Robert W. Funk.

Manufacturing Summit
- Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH, 13th District)

Article: "Congressmen Ryan (OH-13) and Reed (NY-23) Hold 113th Congress’ First Manufacturing Caucus Event".

Article: "Manufacturing Caucus" by Tim Ryan.

Article: "Berry Amendment" by Wikipedia.

Book: "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", Adam Smith, 1776.

Law: "Buy American Act", 1933.

Law: "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009".

Article: "Rep. Tim Ryan Announces $85 Million Joint Public-Private Partnership Investment in the Tech Belt" by August 16, 2012.

Hour Two: Why do you hate post men?
- David Selig, Conservative Commentator & Pro-Business Advocate

Article: "APWU Condemns USPS Plans to Cut Service" by Cliff Guffey.

Article: "United States Postal Service" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA)" - Postal Regulatory Commission by Wikipedia.

Article: "EU approves financial transaction tax for 11 eurozone countries" by Phillip Inman.

Article: "Patrick R. Donahoe", 73rd United States Postmaster General by Wikipedia.

Petition: "Boy Scouts: Don't let your anti-gay policy deny my son his Eagle award " by Karen Andresen.

Speech: "Farewell Address", by Dwight David Eisenhower, January 17, 1961 (transcript).

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Article: "White House officials meet with defense contractors about Pentagon cuts" by Philip Rucker.

Article: "GOP Lawmakers: Dodge Sequestration Through Workforce Reductions" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "House votes 253-167 to require balanced budget date from President Obama" by Pete Kasperowicz.

Article: "Boy Scouts Postponing Decision On Gay Members" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "Treasury Prices Sale of Citigroup Subordinated Notes for Proceeds of $894 Million, Providing an Additional Profit for Taxpayers on TARP Citigroup Investment " by U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Article: "EPA: Oil and gas drilling high on culprit list of greenhouse gas emitters" by Deon Daugherty.

Hour Three: Should free public WiFi be part of the Commons?
- Steve Titch, Reason Foundation

The good: "IMF Chief: ‘Unless We Take Action On Climate Change, Future Generations Will Be Roasted, Toasted, Fried And Grilled’" by Joe Romm.

The bad: "Fox News’ Latest Sexist Attack Against Hillary: ‘Face Lift, Perhaps?’" by Aviva Shen.

The very, very ugly: "Tony Perkins on Lifting Boy Scout Gay Ban: 'It Doesn't Pass the Parent Test'" by Katherine Weber.

Article: "Rainbow Merit Badge" by Brooke Allen.

Article: "Boehner: Congress 'needs to act' on postal reform" by Russell Berman.

Book: " Economic Democracy: A Grand Strategy for World Peace and Prosperity" by J. W. Smith.

Article: "Sanders to Fight for Real Postal Reform" by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Article: "Obama Calls For Sequester Patch" by Geoff Holtzman.

Article: "Progressive Caucus Shows How to Get to Balance" by Teddy Partridge.

Article: "43 GOP Senators Threaten Obstruction Unless Consumer Protection Bureau Is Weakened" by Pat Garofalo.

Article: "GOP Senators Obstructing The Consumer Protection Bureau Receive Loads Of Wall Street Donations" by Pat Garofalo.

Article: "Nurses Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline, Cite Adverse Effects of Increased Air Pollution, Climate Change" by National Nurses United.

Article: "Poll: NRA backing not popular" by UPI.

Hour Two: Ayn Rand classes forced on children now?
- Ed Hudgins, The Atlas Society

Hour Three: Are we close to getting junk food out of schools?
- Julie Gunlock, Independent Women's Forum

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