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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/29/2009
Bush Administration Got the Guantanamo it Wanted
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I admit that when I first saw the title of Karen Greenberg's The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days , I was a bit concerned. I couldn't match the description of Guantanamo as the 'least worst' anything with the images of orange jumpsuit-clad detainees with bags on their heads ...

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The Republic of T.:  Digest for April 28th through April 29th

Op-Ed Columnist - Cheney for President
nytimes.com - 4/28/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Cheney for President
— nytimes.com — Watching Dick Cheney defend the Bush administration’s interrogation policies, it’s been hard to escape the impression that both the Republican Party and the country would be better off today if Cheney, rather than John McCain, had been a candidate for ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Cheney for President

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Slim Majority Wants Bush-Era Interrogations Investigated
gallup.com - 4/27/2009
Slim Majority Wants Bush-Era Interrogations Investigated
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll finds 51% of Americans in favor and 42% opposed to an investigation into the use of harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects during the Bush administration. At the same time, 55% of Americans believe in ... (more) Slim Majority Wants Bush-Era Interrogations Investigated

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What Specter's switch says about him, the Democrats and our political spectrum - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 4/28/2009
What Specter's switch says about him, the Democrats and our political spectrum - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — (updated below - Update II) I just contributed my thoughts on Arlen Specter's party switch to the New York Times' "Room for Debate" segment, so I'll post the link to that once that is available ( see Update II ), but for the moment -- and since this, ... (more) What Specter's switch says about him, the Democrats and ...

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Digest for April 28th through April 29th
The Republic of T. — Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for April 28th through April 29th: More Ironic Statements on Torture - Editorial: A Challenge to Voting Rights - Bush Administration Got the Guantanamo it Wanted - Waterboarding the Rule of Law - The Privatization of the English Language - New Evidence of Torture Prison in Poland - Torture and Lies - Mainely Marriage: The Way Life Should Be - The He-Cession - ...

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