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Prosecuting torture: 'Hard to believe'
The Swampby Mark Silva Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general, made plenty of people uncomfortable when he asserted, flatly, in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, that water-boarding is torture. During the...Tags: Minority Groups, Entertainment, John Ashcroft, Michigan, National Government
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Holder at Justice: Bad old days are over
The Swampby Frank James Today was supposed to be Eric Holder's day, with his swearing-in as the nation's first black attorney general. But his historic moment was overshadowed by news that two other choices of President Barack Obama for high-profile......Tags: National Government, East Elmhurst, Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009), Academic Progress, Joe Biden
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Leahy seeks truth panel for Bush years
The Swampby Frank James Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called for a "truth and reconciliation commission" approach to uncovering alleged wrongdoing by the Bush Administration against targets of its war on terror. An excerpt...Tags: Nelson Mandela, National Government, Dick Cheney, Laws, Government
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Video: Obama on bipartisanship
Spin CycleIf you missed it last night, an excerpt from Obama's press conference, talking about slow progress in breaking the hold of partisanship on the stimulus proposal: .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-...Tags: Fires, National Government, Labor Legislation, Economic Policy, Academic Progress
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Obama's bipartisan goal was un-American
The Swampby Frank James So much for bipartisanship. That's how the failure of President Barack Obama's effort to get Republican support for his $787 billion economic stimulus package is being interpreted. But the president was always trying to run against the........Tags: Arts and Culture, Medical Services, Montana, National Government, George Washington
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CIA secret prison probe: Senate Intel
The Swampby Greg Miller The Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing to launch an investigation of the CIA's detention and interrogation programs under former President Bush, setting the stage for a sweeping examination of some of most secretive and...Tags: Police, Michael V. Hayden, National Government, Wars and Interventions, Christopher Bond
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Obama's first judge, connected, liberal?
The Swampby David G. Savage President Obama announced his first judicial nomination today, elevating U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton from southern Indiana to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. White House officials described Hamilton as a...Tags: Court Administration, Richard Lugar, Sexual Assault, National Government, Barack Obama
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Liberals: Impeach "torture memo" judge
The SwampBy Rebecca Cole Even as members of Congress suss out the best way to investigate the detainee interrogation program adopted under former President Bush, some liberal activists are clamoring for quicker action: impeach Judge Jay Bybee for his signing of......Tags: Eric Holder, National Government, Dianne Feinstein, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Leahy: Cheney 'can go on the talk shows'
The Swampby Mark Silva Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, holding out for a bipartisan commission investigation of the authorization of harsh interrogation tactics know widely known as "torture,'' says he knows people are saying it's "time to turn the page.'...Tags: Government, Harry Reid, Vermont, National Government, CBS Corp.
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Bush 'veil of secrecy' lifting: Leahy
The Swampby Mark Silva "The Bush-Cheney administration not only broke the law, it shattered the public trust and undermined America's reputation around the world,'' Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy writes today. Leahy, promoting a "truth commission''...Tags: Government, Social Issues, Justice System, Upper House, United States
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Carlos Moreno: Supreme Court candidate
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated Carlos Moreno, a California State Supreme Court Justice, has emerged as one of several leading candidates to replace retiring Justice David Souter, according to The Atlantic and the Associated Press, with TheAtlantic.com citing...Tags: Court Administration, Jeff Sessions, National Government, Dianne Feinstein, Barack Obama
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Patrick Leahy: Sotomayor's day is here
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Patrick Leahy, now chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, once warned that Latino candidates for the federal courts were being held up by a Republican-run Senate. In particular: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, a federal judge first...Tags: Court Administration, Vermont, National Government, George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama
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