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  1. Obama addresses heckler who is shouting about closing Guantanamo: "Why don't you let me address it?"

  2. "During a time of budget cuts, we spend $150 million each year to imprison 166 people." -- President Obama |

  3. Drone strikes have killed at least 3,136 people, including 555 civilians and 185 children |

  4. Obama: "Even after Boston, we do not deport someone or throw someone in prison in the absence of evidence."

  5. "The best way to prevent violent extremism inspired by jihadists is to work with the Muslim American community."

  6. Obama: "Foreign assistance cannot be viewed as charity. It is fundamental to our national security."

  7. Obama on : "Not only did Congress authorize the use of force, it is briefed on every strike that America takes."

  8. Obama on civilian deaths: "As commander-in-chief, I must weigh these heartbreaking tragedies against the alternatives."

  9. Obama says the need for unmanned strikes against al Qaeda will be reduced by the end of 2014.

  10. Obama: "Despite our strong preference for the detention and prosecution of terrorists, sometimes this approach is foreclosed."

  11. Obama: "We must define our effort not as a boundless global war on terror, but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts"

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