Washington - Eric Holder, US Attorney General, said on Monday that killing a US citizen who poses a terrorist threat is justified as legal and sometimes necessary.  Holder spoke at Northwestern University law school in Chicago.  His comments are the administration's long-awaited response to questions raised about Obama's decision to kill American-born al-Qaida member Anwar al-Awlaki five months ago in Yemen.  Holder outlined a three-part test for determining when it is legal to target and kil...
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