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crooksandliars.com - 7/12/2009
Attorney General Eric Holder may probe Bush/Cheney torture regime
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I haven't had a chance to read the whole article, but it seems encouraging. Newsweek: Mindful of history, Holder is trying to get the balance right. "You have the responsibility of enforcing the nation's laws, and you have to be seen as neutral, detached, and nonpartisan in that effort," ...
newsweek.com - 7/11/2009
Attorney General May Probe Bush Torture Policy | Newsweek Politics
— newsweek.com — It's the morning after Independence Day, and Eric Holder Jr. is feeling the weight of history. The... night before, he'd stood on the roof of the White House alongside the president of the United States, leaning over a railing to watch fireworks burst ... (more) Attorney General May Probe Bush Torture Policy | ...

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balloon-juice.com - 7/12/2009
Splitting Waterboarding The Baby
— balloon-juice.com — Maybe I’m ungrateful, but this trial balloon spelling out Eric Holder’s maybe plans to prosecute torture strikes... me as something close to the worst of both worlds. On the one hand Holder looks likely to appoint a federal prosecutor to ... (more) Splitting Waterboarding The Baby

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Torture Prosecution Turnaround?  
thedailybeast.com - 7/12/2009
Torture Prosecution Turnaround?  
— thedailybeast.com — BS Top - Horton Prosecutor Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo The attorney general is leaning toward... appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Bush-era torture policy, sources tell Scott Horton. Inside the logic driving Eric Holder s possible ... (more) Torture Prosecution Turnaround?  

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Around The Sphere Blog Roundup
The Moderate Voice — ... But Attorney General Eric Holder Is Reportedly Considering probing Bush/Cheney administration torture, even if some think it will put him at odds with the guy now in the Oval office. John Amato looks at the Newsweek piece reporting this and adds: ...

From The Memory Hole: Bush WH Statement Condemning Torture - After His Own Torture Program Began
Crooks and Liars — ... Since Attorney General Eric Holder is considering appointing a prosecutor to investigate the Bush/Cheney torture regime, I thought it might be helpful ...

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