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The President-elect and his team are finding that effecting change is more complicated than it sounds on the campaign trail
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... . On the ground walking back on torture is like walking on a bed of nails. Feinstein is bad enough. But only if you give you give wide berth to the formerly honorable Ron Wyden. ...
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