President issues Mexico City Policy and Assistance for Voluntary Population Planning Memorandum striking down "Mexico City policy" (named for the city a U.S. delegation first announced it in at a UN International Conference on Population). Striking down the "Global Gag Rule" means U.S. aid will now be accessible to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information.
President Obama orders missile attacks in the Waziristan region of Pakistan, killing 22 people. Among the dead: eight suspected foreign militants, including an Egyptian Al Qaeda operative.
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