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Seven CIA Veterans Challenge 9/11 Commission Report
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Condie Rice gets another grilling on torture – from a 4th grader
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Police Escort Marine Mom from Pelosi’s Office
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Legal Scholars: Retroactive Immunity for Warrantless Wiretaps sets Bad Legislative Precedent
By Dan Eggen, Washington Post When previous Republican administrations were accused of illegality in the FBI and CIA spying abuses of the 1970s or the Iran-Contra affair of the 1980s, Democrats in Congress launched investigations or pushed for legislative reforms.    But last week, faced with admissions by several telecommunication companies that they assisted the Bush administration…
