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Published 12/30/2008 at L.A. Times - Politics
Domestic surveillance, rounding up Muslim men after Sept. 11, harsh interrogations -- the administration has beat back nearly all legal challenges to its controversial programs.
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Second in a series of occasional reports on President Bush's legacy.
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