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(New York) – The long-awaited US Justice Department report on the conduct of Bush administration lawyers who provided a legal rationale for torture and other abusive interrogation techniques underscores the need for a full-scale investigation into post-9/11 detainee abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. A federal judge has dealt a blow to former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi in a case in which he faces money laundering, insurance fraud, racketeering and other charges.U.S. District Judge Richard Bury rejected the former three-term Republican lawmaker’s request to dismiss his case based on his claim that the government violated a constitutional clause that [...] Republicans said lawmakers must scrap current proposals and start over, lest the meeting turn into a charade. Rep. Joe Sestak said yesterday that the White House offered him a federal job in an effort to dissuade him from challenging Sen. Hello Saturday. President Barack Obama leans on the back of personal aide Reggie Love to sign a note after a town hall meeting at Nashua High School in Nashua, N.H., Feb. 2, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza. Today was a very telling and troubling day at CPAC. Amnesty International has urged an investigation into the death of US video journalist Brad Will after the political activist wrongly accused of the killing was released. |
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