http://www.702.co.za Talk Radio 702 - The Podcasts en-us 2006 24 May 2013 2 702webmaster@702.co.za President Obama outlined tighter rules for drone strikes and renewed efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison on Thursday, while calling on policymakers to rethink the nation's battle against terrorism. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:04:02 John Robbie crosses to Harley Carnes every morning for the US report. Harley is a CBS Radio News anchor and correspondent, based in New York. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:32 The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:23:44 Rescue efforts continued early Tuesday in the Oklahoma City area after a half-mile wide tornado ripped through the region Monday, killing at least 24 people and potentially injuring hundreds more. The FM radio airwaves in Moore and adjoining Oklahoma City were clogged Tuesday with pastors, church members and ordinary citizens phoning in to offer food and shelter to neighbours left homeless by a powerful tornado that killed at least 24 people Monday afternoon Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:09 US President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma after a 3km-wide tornado packing winds of up to 320kph tore through the state capital killing at least 51 people, including 20 children, and injuring at least 230. The Oklahoma medical examiner's office said it was expecting the death toll to rise to 91 people. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:23:28 Senior White House officials responsible for navigating the administration through a trio of scandals met on Thursday with outside Democratic strategists for advice on how to get past the controversies and back on track advancing the president's agenda. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:05:00 President Barack Obama did damage control today in the wake of controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS allegedly singled out tea party groups that were applying for tax-exempt status as a so-called social welfare organisation, otherwise known as a 501(c)(4). Obama today denied any knowledge of the IRS' actions and said he looked forward to the US Attorney General's investigation. Fri, 17 May 2013 08:58:00 President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to hold accountable those at the Internal Revenue Service involved in the targeting of conservative groups applying for federal tax-exempt status, beginning with the resignation of the agency's acting commissioner who was aware of the practice. In a brief statement delivered to reporters in the East Room of the White House, the president announced that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had requested -- and accepted -- the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:26:06 The president had to interrupt his news conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain to answer questions about the widening investigation into the Benghazi attacks in Libya and the Internal Revenue Service‘s targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups. Wed, 15 May 2013 14:14:20 President Obama expressed outrage Monday over the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it targeted certain conservative groups for extra scrutiny. By the time the president weighed in, members of both parties in Congress had already begun preparing hearings to grill IRS officials on the issue.The problem began in 2010, with a surge of groups seeking tax-exempt status following landmark federal court rulings on campaign financing. At the same time, the Tea Party movement was going full throttle. Tue, 14 May 2013 09:53:18