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                  1. As Corker opens hearing w/ Mattis & Tillerson on Trump's war powers here's Sunday essay on stretching of 9/11 AUMF nytimes.com/2017/10/28/us/politics/aumf-congress-niger.html
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                  c-span.org/video/?436111-1/secretaries-tillerson-mattis-testify-capitol-hill
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                Corker: Congress unable to bridge gap btwn those who want new AUMF to limit POTUS & those who believe constraining c-in-c in wartime unwise.
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              Cardin: I do not think American people want the US conducting a global, endless shadow war, under the radar, covert, and beyond scrutiny.
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            Cardin: The 9/11 & Iraq AUMFs have now become mere authorities of convenience for POTUS to conduct military activities anywhere in the world
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          Tillerson says 9/11 AUMF is enough to fight terrorists, plus there's Trump's Article II powers, cites Reagan's 1986 strikes on Libya
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        Tillerson says Congress should not repeal AUMF without a replacement in place. replacement should not have time or geographic constraints.
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      Tillerson says as ISIS collapses in Iraq/Syria, will seek to burrow into other vulnerable countries, hence need for no geographic limits.
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    Mattis says existing 9/11 (& Iraq) AUMFs are sufficient & shouldn't be repealed, but a new Congressional expression of resolve would be ok.
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      Mattis says replacement AUMF must have no time/geo limits, urges Congress to maintain nec. authorities to "take our own side in this fight."
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        Tillerson and Mattis agree there is no congressional authority to strike North Korea, but say Trump has constitutional powers in that area.
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          Mattis says Niger deployment was not under the 2001 AUMF, but was a Title 10 train and assist mission.
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