The Huffington Post Sam Stein During his press conference on Monday evening, President Obama pledged to look forwards rather than backwards when it came to investigating the misdeeds of the Bush administration. It was a carefully crafted answer, designed to neither anger nor encourage individuals either side of this contentious issue. For possible victims of…
The Huffington Post by Sam Stein Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy insisted on Monday in firm and passionate terms that a comprehensive investigation be launched into the conduct of the Bush administration, saying anything less would prevent the country from moving forward. Speaking at a forum at Georgetown University, the Vermont Democrat suggested the…
CQPolitics Panetta Hedges on Rendition Remarks By Tim Starks, CQ Staff Leon E. Panetta, the Obama administration’s pick to lead the CIA, backed away Friday from earlier remarks that he suspected the United States had transferred terror suspects to other countries so that they could be tortured. The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee,…
