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Published 4/22/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read

From NBC's Mark MurrayThe liberal organization MoveOn has sent a video to its members, urging them to sign a petition that asks Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to look into whether Bush administration officials broke the law in authorizing controversial interrogation techniques. The video mentions former Vice President Dick Cheney, John Yoo, and Jay Bybee. ...( read more ) (link)

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