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Bush policymaker escapes Berkeley's wrath - Los Angeles Times
Bush policymaker escapes Berkeley's wrath - Los Angeles Times
Although a handful of protesters, one in a Statue of Liberty get-up and another in an orange Abu Ghraib jumpsuit and hood, demonstrated against Yoo on campus recently, law students said they appreciate the prestige and exposure he could bring the law school. But a small group of local activists ...
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ThinkFast: February 12, 2009
Think Progress — ... Emanuel was on the Hill “at each step of the process, cutting deals and holding hands to keep Democrats together and win enough Republican support.” John Yoo has found a new home as visiting professor at Chapman University School of Law, on “leave from his tenured post at UC Berkeley to teach foreign relations law.” Right-wing radio host Hugh Hewitt also teaches at Chapman. Yoo said Berkeley is frequently home to “weird people dressed up in costumes.” Following a November raid of the PMA Group, a ...

Professor Yoo Heads South for Winter
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society — ... The architect of the Bush administration’s controversial policies on interrogation tactics has headed to warmer, less hostile climes for now. UC Berkeley Law Prof. John Yoo is spending this semester away from the liberal campus where he is tenured, teaching at the recently founded Chapman University School of Law in Orange, Calif. ...

ThinkFast: February 12, 2009
The Hollywood Liberal — ... . Yoo said Berkeley is frequently home to “ weird people dressed up in costumes .” Following a November raid of the PMA Group, a lobbying firm with close ties to Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Democratic leaders are “concerned” by a widening criminal probe that may involve Murtha . “Sources close to the leadership say there’s no move afoot to ...

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