Obama calls for drone regulation after Monday's incident at the White House

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In an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Tuesday, President Obama emphasized the importance of regulating unmanned aircraft.

Obama said that the remote-controlled quadcopter found on the White House lawn Monday was the kind "you buy in Radio Shack." He said that U.S. drone regulations need to "get the good and minimize the bad."

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.