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Know Your Onion
by Eric Martin While the policies of torture authorized by the Bush administration are garnering the lion's share of the attention - and outrage - at the moment, there are layers of dirty little secrets to the issue of torture and detention in America that need to be peeled back if sunlight ...
Text of Cheney's AEI Speech
weeklystandard.com — THE WEEKLY STANDARD has obtained an advance copy of VP Cheney's remarks as prepared for delivery later... this morning at the American Enterprise Institute. I've read it quickly. I think fair-minded people will find it very well-argued and powerful.  ... (more) Text of Cheney's AEI Speech
Obama's National Security Speech
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The following is the prepared text of President Obama's speech today on national security. You can also... watch the speech live . These are extraordinary times for our country. We are confronting an historic economic crisis. We are fighting two ... (more) Obama's National Security Speech
Cheney's National Security Speech
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The following is the prepared text of former Vice President Dick Cheney's speech today on national security,... courtesy of the Weekly Standard : Thank you all very much, and Arthur, thank you for that introduction. It's good to be back at AEI, ... (more) Cheney's National Security Speech
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