A Navy X-47B drone does a flyby of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush after it was launched off the coast of Virginia earlier this month. Four Americans have been killed in drone strikes, according to Attorney General Eric Holder. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
10:41 pm ET -Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes, according to a letter by Attorney General Eric Holder released Wednesday. Holder's letter comes just a day before President Barack Obama will give a speech detailing new policy guidelines for drone strikes.
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