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August 25, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed a special prosecutor to get to the heart of CIA misconduct involving torture during the tenure of George W. Bush. By entrusting Holder to hold him accountable, the president has opened up the door to a potentially poisonous series of political discussions about torture, human rights, and national security.
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May 21, 2009
President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the National Archives this morning in a speech that had been billed as “a comprehensive overview” of United States national security, according to Ben Rhodes, a policy adviser who is also a speechwriter for the president....
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by David Swerdlick onApril 22, 2009
Five reasons why the president doesn’t want to prosecute.
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April 22, 2009
Obama is wrong when he says the U.S. tortured prisoners.
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