From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

The CIA, the Pentagon, and Obama's drone war.

Hello again, I'm Mormon-Aulny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Unmanned drones are reshaping both the gathering of intelligence and the conduct of warfare by the Obama administration.

CIA civilians have been firing drones at suspected terrorists, while the military plans to deploy more spies.

Will that mean more targeted killings? President Obama has

been deciding which individuals will live or die. What does that mean for him personally? We'll look at

his efforts to grapple with the legal and moral issues created by the development of drone technology.

On reporter's notebook later on, Washington State will legalize marijuana starting tomorrow. First, here's the technology. On reporter's notebook later on, Washington State will legalize marijuana starting

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Drone technology is leading to shakeups at the CIA and the Pentagon,

as well as creating the legal and ethical challenges that come with targeted killing. That's our

main topic today. On reporter's notebook, recreational marijuana will be legal tomorrow in Washington

State, but it is still illegal under federal law. We'll hear about that. First is news update Citigroup, once the biggest

bank in the world has new leadership, but the recession is still taking its toll. Today, Citigroup

announced its closing branches around the world, scaling back consumer lending and developing

countries, and cutting 11,000 jobs. Matias Rieker reports for the Dow Jones Newswires in the Wall Street Journal. Good to have you on our

program. Hi, how are you? After Vikram Pondit was replaced by Michael Corbat as the CEO, was something like this

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