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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Posts Tagged Sen. Pat Leahy

Democrats Split on Patriot Act

By | 10.08.09 | 6:00 am

Republicans and Democrats have been sniping about the USA Patriot Act ever since Congress passed the law in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks to try to forestall another such disaster. But now, it’s the Democrats who are sniping among themselves about it. While some lawmakers, like Sens. More…

CIA Report Suggests Broad Probe of Interrogation Policy Needed

By | 08.25.09 | 6:00 am

After months of leaks and speculation about its content, the Department of Justice yesterday produced a declassified version of the 2004 CIA inspector general report that provides details of the CIA’s investigations of certain detainees in the Bush administration’s “war on terror.” At almost the same More…