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Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, shown with a drone in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2011, is among those calling for independent review of the president's "kill list." "I just think some check on the ability of the president to do this has merit," he said on CNN.

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Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, shown with a drone in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2011, is among those calling for independent review of the president's "kill list." "I just think some check on the ability of the president to do this has merit," he said on CNN.

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