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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 11/18/2008
The Rule Of Law
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by hilzoy From the AP : "Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency. Obama, who has criticized the use of torture, ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  A Question Of War Crimes

mediamatters.org - 11/21/2008
Boehlert: Covering new presidents: the media's double standard
— mediamatters.org — In anticipation of the new administration, Beltway media insiders are busy laying the groundwork for how reporters and pundits will treat the new team on Pennsylvania Avenue. "Once a president takes office ... an adversarial relationship ... (more) Boehlert: Covering new presidents: the media's double ...

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openleft.com - 11/22/2008
More Obama Appointment News
— openleft.com — I really don't want to be pessimistic about the new Obama administration. Rather, I much preferred my optimistic mood from last night, discussing how the House seems to be moving in a more progressive direction , and how cutting military spending was ... (more) More Obama Appointment News

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Post-partisan harmony vs. the rule of law - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 11/13/2008
Post-partisan harmony vs. the rule of law - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — ( Updated below - Update II - Update III - Update IV - Update V ) A Washington Post article today on the need to restore confidence in the Justice Department quotes former high-level Clinton DOJ official Robert Litt urging the new Obama administration ... (more) Post-partisan harmony vs. the rule of law - Glenn Greenwald

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A Question Of War Crimes
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... what I fully expected. it just isn't in Obama's interests or nature to seek prosecution of the president or many others in the Bush administration for committing war crimes. He wants to unite, heal and move forward. For him to initiate charges would seem partisan. And yet acquiescing to covering them up would be fatal. So what to do? Hilzoy proposes a special prosecutor: ...

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