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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/6/2008
Feinstein Issues Statement on Torture
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After some bloggers raised concerns that Senator Dianne Feinstein might be shifting her stance on the issue of American interrogation policy, the California Democrat has sought to clarify her views.

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Open Left - Front Page:  Where Did Who, What, When, Where, Why Go?

Why do Feinstein and Wyden sound much different on the torture issue now? - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 12/4/2008
Why do Feinstein and Wyden sound much different on the torture issue now? - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — Time constraints prevented me yesterday from writing about Dianne Feinstein's comments concerning torture in yesterday's New York Times , in which the California Senator -- who will replace Jay Rockefeller as Chairperson of the Senate Intelligence ... (more) Why do Feinstein and Wyden sound much different on the ...

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washingtonindependent.com - 12/4/2008
UPDATED: Why Is Dianne Feinstein Being Misquoted?
— washingtonindependent.com — Buried in that New York Times story I mentioned earlier about Obama’s quest for a CIA director comes this weird quote from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) that kind of sort of seems acquiescent to some forms of torture: But in an interview on ... (more) UPDATED: Why Is Dianne Feinstein Being Misquoted?

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swampland.blogs.time.com - 12/4/2008
Dianne Feinstein Leaves The Door Open
— swampland.blogs.time.com — Incoming Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, released another statement today, in the hopes of clarifying her position on what standards the Obama Administration should use to govern interrogations. This ... (more) Dianne Feinstein Leaves The Door Open

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Where Did Who, What, When, Where, Why Go?
Open Left - Front Page — ... This practice is widespread in DC, among establishment journalists.  I'll take two examples.  New York Times journalists Scott Shane and Mark Mazzetti blog about Dianne Feinstein's stance on torture, which generated conversation and reporting primarily from two prominent people who publish online.   ...

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