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Obama: Holder Will Decide Whether To Prosecute Bush Officials (video)
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Obama: Holder Will Decide Whether To Prosecute Torture Authors, Supports Bipartisan Truth Commission
thinkprogress.org - 4/21/2009
Obama: Holder Will Decide Whether To Prosecute Torture Authors, Supports Bipartisan Truth Commission
— thinkprogress.org — Recently, the White House has sent mixed signals about whether it supports investigations into the Bush administration... officials who authored the torture policies. On Sunday, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said that "those who devised the ... (more) Obama: Holder Will Decide Whether To Prosecute Torture ...

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President Palin's Quandary: To Prosecute Or Not
news.aol.com - 4/24/2009
President Palin's Quandary: To Prosecute Or Not
— news.aol.com — There has been a lot of debate on the potential prosecution of Bush Administration officials who offered... legal opinions supporting waterboarding -- with some even calling for investigations of high-ranking officials like Dick Cheney . However, one ... (more) President Palin's Quandary: To Prosecute Or Not

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politics.theatlantic.com - 4/16/2009
Did Obama/Holder Really Grant Immunity?
— politics.theatlantic.com — A reader walks me through an argument that I considered, dismissed, and am now forced to consider... again: Here's what Attorney General Holder said today in his statement: "Holder also stressed that intelligence community officials who acted reasonably ... (more) Did Obama/Holder Really Grant Immunity?

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Obama: Holder Will Decide Whether To Prosecute Torture Authors, Supports Bipartisan Truth Commission
Think Progress — Recently, the White House has sent mixed signals about whether it supports investigations into the Bush administration officials who authored the torture policies. On Sunday, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said that "those who devised the policies…should not be prosecuted." Press Secretary Robert Gibbs admitted yesterday the White House was failing to hold anyone "accountable" for torture. However, today the New York Times' Peter Baker and Scott Shane reported that aides to Obama “did not rule out legal sanctions for the Bush lawyers who developed the legal basis for the use of the techniques.” In the Oval Office this afternoon, the ...

Obama: Open to Prosecuting Bush Officials on Torture (Video)
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