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Obama Team Signals No War Crimes Prosecutiontruthout.org » Truthout - All Articles - 6 hours ago Washington - Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush … Also tagged: torture, war crimes, bush administration, judiciary committee, waterboarding, obama warming up, justice departmunt, obama advisers, harsh interrogation |
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Sunday Outlook - Nov 15, 2008
One of the most important tasks that the Constitution delegates to the president is the appointment of federal judges. One of the first assignments that Barack Obama should undertake in discharging this critical …
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dailykos.com » Daily Kos - Nov 14, 2008
Diarist terjeanderson gave us the heads up a short while ago. Greg Sargent has gotten the transcript. "Every Senator will have to vote the way he or she believes they should," Leahy said, in a reference to the …
Also tagged: senate, joe lieberman
dailykos.com » Daily Kos - Nov 14, 2008
(From the diaries. Assuming this is confirmed, Leahy would be the first Senate Democrat to publicly announce his opposition to Lieberman's retention of his committee chairmanship -- kos) Senator Patrick Leahy has just …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - The Fed Page: Inside the Government Workforce - Nov 14, 2008
Clutching tender ribs, a kidney pocked with shrapnel, teacher Patsy Spier came to Washington in early 2003 seeking justice, only months after her husband was killed in an overseas terrorist ambush.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Nov 4, 2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 4 -- The top commander of Colombia's U.S.-backed army resigned Tuesday after an investigation implicated three generals and other officers under his command in the killings of civilians who were …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Courts, Judiciary - Oct 7, 2008
CINCINNATI, Oct. 6 -- President Bush stepped gingerly into the presidential campaign on Monday, offering an implicit endorsement of Sen. John McCain's judicial philosophy and accusing Democrats of contributing to a …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - In Congress - Oct 6, 2008
CINCINNATI, Oct. 6 -- President Bush stepped gingerly into the presidential campaign on Monday, offering an implicit endorsement of Sen John McCain's judicial philosophy and accusing Democrats of contributing to a …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - National Security, Pentagon and Defense Department News - Oct 3, 2008
Justice Department officials released new guidelines yesterday that empower FBI agents to use intrusive techniques to gather intelligence within the United States, alarming civil liberties groups and Democratic …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Oct 3, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 2 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has offered to retain a Rwandan general as the global agency's second-highest-ranking commander in Darfur, Sudan, despite allegations that he oversaw troops …
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