Obama Admin. Channels Cheney, Claims Unlimited War Powers - The Daily Beast:"On Wednesday, Mary McLeod, the State Department’s principle deputy legal adviser said the president could continue to conduct counter-terrorism operations today even if the AUMF was repealed. Asked by Sen. Bob Corker, the Republican ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, if the 2001 AUMF was repealed “can the president carry out the counter-terrorism activities he is carrying out today?,” McLeod responded, “Yes I believe he could.”"
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