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submitted by rodeox 15 months ago, from nytimes.com
President Obama’s decisions this week to retain important elements of the Bush-era system for trying terrorism suspects and to block the release of pictures showing abuse of American-held prisoners abroad are the most graphic examples yet of how he has backtracked, in substantial if often nuanced... More
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submitted by chiasma 16 months ago, from latimes.com
In a strikingly defensive explanation of his stance on Bush-era anti-terrorism tactics, President Obama on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that the harsh interrogation techniques he has banned might have yielded useful information, but that he was nonetheless willing to rule them out on... More
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submitted by bafficio 16 months ago, from latimes.com
The CIA used an arsenal of severe interrogation techniques on imprisoned Al Qaeda suspects for nearly seven years without seeking a rigorous assessment of whether the methods were effective or necessary, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter. More
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submitted by eooties 16 months ago, from nytimes.com
The program began with Central Intelligence Agency leaders in the grip of an alluring idea: They could get tough in terrorist interrogations without risking legal trouble by adopting a set of methods used on Americans during military training. How could that be torture? More
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submitted by trippie48 16 months ago, from news.bbc.co.uk
US President Barack Obama says CIA agents who used harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects during the Bush era will not be prosecuted. Mr Obama banned the use of methods such as sleep deprivation and simulated drowning in his first week in office. More
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submitted by trippie48 17 months ago, from washingtonpost.com
The CIA no longer operates any secret overseas prisons, Director Leon Panetta said yesterday, and has not detained anyone since he became chief in February. Panetta's statement, contained in a message to the CIA workforce, also said the agency will no longer use contractors to conduct... More
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submitted by grandie4 17 months ago, from latimes.com
Drought, fires, killer heat waves, wildlife extinction and mosquito-borne illness -- the things that climate change models are predicting have already arrived there, they say. More
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submitted by grandie4 17 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans — popular here — to eliminate nuclear weapons, close the Guantanamo Bay prison and tackle global warming. More
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submitted by eooties 18 months ago, from usatoday.com
President Obama will sign an executive order Monday lifting limits on human embryonic stem cell research and will direct federal agencies to "restore scientific integrity" to decision-making, White House aides said Sunday. More
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submitted by rodeox 18 months ago, from finance.yahoo.com
To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." Whatever the problems, the new president promised in the first prime-time speech of his term, "We will rebuild, we will recover and the United States of... More
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submitted by trippie48 19 months ago, from chicagotribune.com
President Barack Obama, offering the first specifics on a key element in his $825 billion stimulus package, said Saturday that it would add 3,000 miles of new electric transmission lines and double the nation's use of wind and solar power within three years. More
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submitted by eooties 19 months ago, from kansascity.com
President George W. Bush on Monday used his 50th and final news conference to defend his service and thank reporters for theirs. “This is the ultimate exit interview,” Bush said in the White House briefing room. More
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submitted by agabriel 19 months ago, from cbsnews.com
On the seventh anniversary of the opening of the American military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where hundreds of detainees have been held for years without trial or even being charged with a crime, President-elect Barack Obama reiterated his promise to close the facility, although he could not.. More
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submitted by eooties 20 months ago, from google.com
Hurricane Katrina not only pulverized the Gulf Coast in 2005, it knocked the bully pulpit out from under President George W. Bush, according to two former advisers who spoke candidly about the political impact of the government's poor handling of the natural disaster. "Katrina to me was the... More
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submitted by riverdrops 20 months ago, from chicagotribune.com
His political career in tatters and Illinois government in limbo, a defiant and unapologetic Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday he is innocent of the federal corruption charges leveled against him, will fight to clear his name and won't resign. "I am here to tell you right off the bat that I am not... More
