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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 4/2/2009
Truth Commission, Dead?
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Via the Washington Independent, Charlotte Dennett reports : We had asked for the meeting to learn why [Patrick Leahy] supported a truth commission over the appointment of a special prosecutor. Halfway through the allotted 30 minute meeting (with him taking up much of the time explaining why he ...
washingtonindependent.com - 4/2/2009
Leahy Admits Truth Commission Idea is Dead
— washingtonindependent.com — We’ve been speculating that Sen. Pat Leahy’s (D-Vt.) proposed truth commission to investigate alleged lawbreaking during the... Bush administration may not be going anywhere, but now it seems Leahy is saying that himself. Charlotte Dennett, a journalist ... (more) Leahy Admits Truth Commission Idea is Dead
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thinkprogress.org - 4/3/2009
Leahy suggests that truth commission is ‘not going to happen.’
— thinkprogress.org — In a meeting on Monday with Vermont citizens, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) admitted that the truth commission... he has advocated to examine Bush administration crimes like torture most likely won’t happen . Reporter Charlotte Dennett writes that Leahy ... (more) Leahy suggests that truth commission is ‘not going to ...
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smalldeadanimals.com - 4/1/2009
Detroit: Not Dead Enough!
— smalldeadanimals.com — I alluded to this Monday, but some of you may have missed it. U.S. Secretary of Transportation... Ray LaHood announced today that the Department of Transportation has posted the new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks for the... (more) Detroit: Not Dead Enough!

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Leahy suggests that truth commission is ‘not going to happen.’
Think Progress — In a meeting on Monday with Vermont citizens, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) admitted that the truth commission he has advocated to examine Bush administration crimes like torture most likely won’t happen. Reporter Charlotte Dennett writes that Leahy said political opposition was too strong to overcome: Halfway through the allotted 30 minute meeting (with him taking up much of the time explaining why he was not generally opposed to prosecution, since he had been a DA for eight years and had the highest conviction rate in Vermont), he told ...

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