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'No one is above the law,' Holder says of torture inquiry

 
Some groups want Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the issue. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that he would "follow the law" as he weighed potential prosecutions of Bush administration officials who authorized controversial harsh interrogation techniques. In Holder's first public comments on the issue since President Obama's [...] (link)

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