Democrat Seeks Transparency on Drones as White House Skip
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Senator Richard Durbin faulted the Obama administration for failing to participate in what he described as the Senate’s first hearing on the use of unmanned aircraft for targeted killings of suspected terrorists.
Durbin of Illinois, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, called on the administration yesterday to provide greater transparency about its use of armed drones as the White House declined to provide a witness for a hearing on the issue.