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PHOTO Leahy proposes truth commission to investigate Bush's legal war on terror
washingtonindependent.com - 2/19/2009
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Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared at a
forum on Republicans and the Hispanic vote at the...
Capitol Hill Club this morning, getting a standing ovation from the crowd when he was pointed out by the moderator. As Gonzales left, I asked him ...
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Alberto Gonzales: I’ll Cooperate with Leahy Truth Commission
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CAN TEAM OBAMA GET A LIFE? DON'T COUNT ON IT
Dr. Sanity —
Even after George Bush has left the White House, the Bush Bashing continues unabated on the left. Many are practically salivating at the opportunities that exist to continue to denounce and unassailably prove once and for all that he is as dumb as they believed ...
Stuart Whatley: Nominating America To Be The World's Designated Driver
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Closing Guantanamo is both a practical and a symbolic gesture. It represents the necessary departure from sordid, inhumane practices that all but nullify our ability to excoriate equal or even baser depravity by others. The logical conclusion for this meaningful shift, following through on Obama's first step, is be to institute an investigative body along the lines of Senator Patrick Leahy's proposed "Truth Commission". An investigation is necessary for achieving any level of closure, which is in turn necessary for ever moving on. Indeed, the administration's position so far ...
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