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NBC Politics: First Thoughts: Rules of engagement

Obama’s speech reframed the rules of engagement on terrorism for the United States … Two White House reviews coming within three weeks of each other ... Lerner put on leave at IRS, more to come... The trickiness of immigration politics ... Weiner's tough rollout ...  … Full story

'Unfinished agenda' from Obama's first term surfaces in drone speech

   President Obama delivered the first major speech of his second term on Thursday, addressing the use of drone strikes and calling for a restricted use on unmanned strikes. How transparent will the administration be on drones in the future? The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson and NBC News' Tom Broka

Obama softens US policy on drones

   Top talker: Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski and The Washington Post’s David Ignatius share their thoughts on President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism speech.

Obama tries to strike balance laying out drone policy

   Bill Scher from Liberal Oasis, Think Progress’ Igor Volsky, and Kelli Goff from The Root join MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts for a look at President Obama’s speech on drone strikes, the impact of the London terror attack here in the US, and whether it’s possible we could see a new era of bipartisanship in t

What’s next for the war on terror?

   John Harris, Karen Tumulty, and Rep. Adam Schiff discuss the president’s counterterrorism speech and determine how he can achieve the changes he’s sought out to make.

Tsongas: Stopping military sex assaults 'comes down to the commanders'

   Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas, D-Mass., talks with MSNBC's Thomas Roberts about President Obama's speech on drone strikes, closing Guantanamo Bay, and preventing sexual assaults in the military.

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  Obama renews vow to shut down prison at Guantanamo Bay

NBC Terrorism Analyst Roger Cressey joins Daily Rundown guest host Peter Alexander to discuss the president’s proposed terrorism policy.

  Obama: ‘America does not take strikes to punish individuals’

MSNBC's Joy Reid and Lawrence O'Donnell dissect President Obama's speech on counterterrorism and why the protester in attendance became the most important part of the speech.

  President Obama makes case for end of the war on terror

Chris Hayes highlights the president's big policy speech on drone strikes, closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, and ending the war on terror. He's joined by Congressman Keith Ellison, Democrat of Minnesota.

  Why Obama gave this counterterrorism speech now

Chris Hayes talks with Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison, Spencer Ackerman of Wired Magazine, and The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman about the President Obama's speech and what it means for policy going forward.

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