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White House on Holder’s Torture Probe

By | 08.24.09 | 4:05 pm

Nothing surprising here. Here’s the statement in full:

The President has said repeatedly that he wants to look forward, not back, and the President agrees with the Attorney General that those who acted in good faith and within the scope of legal guidance should not be prosecuted. Ultimately, determinations about

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Holder’s Statement Announcing the Torture Probe

By | 08.24.09 | 3:14 pm

Just released by the Department of Justice. He’s calling it a “Preliminary Review” into the interrogation of “certain detainees.” Notice that Holder did not rule out any course of investigative or prosecutorial action, which is exactly civil libertarians hoped:

“The Office of Professional Responsibility has now submitted to me

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Another Day, Another Democratic Governor’s Pay-to-Play Scandal

By | 01.05.09 | 9:43 am

Anyone who thinks that the only thing better than one Democratic governor embroiled in a pay-to-play scandal is two Democratic governors embroiled in pay-to-play scandals received a big treat Sunday when another federal investigation that had been flying under the national radar suddenly came to light.

The twist? This scandal More…