Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterDems signal CIA interrogators not held responsible (AP)
Published 1/10/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - As President-elect Barack Obama assures intelligence officials that his complaints are with the Bush administration, not them, there are growing hints from Democratic Senate allies that spy agency veterans will not be prosecuted for past harsh interrogation and detainee policies.
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