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Report: Obama Orders Release Of Declassified Report Justifying Military Strike

08.27.13 | 3:04 am

President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington May 31, 2013, where he called on Congress to keep federally subsidized student loans rates from doubling on July 1.

Top advisors to President Barack Obama said he has ordered a declassified report detailing the legal justifications for military action against Syria be released to the public before moving forward with any strike, CBS News reported Monday.

The report is due to be released in a day or two, according to CBS News.

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a writer covering systems of power, gender, and politics. She previously served as an editor at the Cut, Business Insider, and Talking Points Memo.

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