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CIA's harsh interrogation techniques: three key memos now online
The most detailed documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency’s secret interrogation, rendition, and detention program are now online in the American Civil Liberties Union’s new Torture Database. Here are three of the most important memos of the 5,000-plus that the ACLU obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and legal challenges going back to 2003, according to Alexander Abdo, staff attorney for the ACLU’s National Security Project.
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Gas prices and five other liabilities for Obama in 2012
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In Pictures: Obama's West Wing
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Waterboarding and other 'Decision Points' in Bush's war on terror
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In Pictures: Legalize marijuana?
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Joe Barton: Who is defending him?
Rep. Joe Barton apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward Thursday for what he termed a '$20 billion shakedown' of BP by the White House. The Texan was forced to recant, but he has his defenders.
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Pakistani Taliban paid $12,000 to Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad
The Pakistani Taliban paid $12,000 to attempted Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, according to a federal indictment released Thursday. Further evidence of their involvement showcases the lengthening reach of Pakistan-based militants.
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BP CEO Tony Hayward meets with Obama at White House
BP CEO Tony Hayward had his first meeting with President Obama at the White House Wednesday.
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US Border Patrol shooting (new video) threatens Mexico drug war cooperation
As the US and Mexico arrested 400 people Thursday in a major operation against Mexico's drug war, a new cellphone video emerged of a Mexican teen shot by the US Border Patrol.
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BP takes Gulf oil spill heat, but what about other companies?
BP accepts responsibility for the massive Gulf oil spill, making it a lightning rod for public rebuke. But other companies, including Transocean and Halliburton, may be legally liable, too.
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Obama-Brewer summit on illegal immigration eases tensions
Though they continue to differ on illegal immigration issues, including comprehensive reform and border security, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and the White House described the meeting as cordial.
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Obama, Arizona Gov. Brewer face off over illegal immigration
At a White House meeting Thursday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer plans to urge Obama to boost the federal role in attacking illegal immigration. The president has already made clear his objection to her state's tough new law to root out illegal immigrants.
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Oil spill jail time for BP officials? It could happen.
BP officials could be prosecuted under the Clean Water Act, the Oil Pollution Act, and the Endangered Species Act. So could federal officials if they aided and abetted any illegal acts.
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Effort to cut and cap Gulf oil stalls with stuck saw
Engineers may have to bring in a second saw to finish the cut-and-cap operation.
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BP oil spill closes in on Florida Gulf coast
While robots attempt to stop the BP oil spill, crude oil is getting closer to beaches on the Florida Gulf coast.
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Could Gulf oil spill bankrupt BP?
BP is now paying $40 million a day to deal with the Gulf oil spill. Its overall costs are nearing $1 billion, and an expected tide of litigation is still ahead. Then again, BP is flush with cash.
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BP oil spill: Obama administration opens criminal investigations
US officials on Tuesday unveiled both long-term and short-term approaches to the BP oil spill. The strategy includes criminal investigations.
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BP shares plunge as the company prepares for next Gulf fix: Cut-and-Cap
With the ambitious 'top kill' abandoned, BP's hope to stanch the leak lies with two relief wells that won't be finished until at least August.
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Dig into alleged Joe Sestak job offer, GOP tells Justice Department
The White House backed Rep. Joe Sestak's opponent in the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania. The GOP wants to know whether it offered Mr. Sestak a job to drop out of the race.
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Police chiefs pan Arizona immigration law: Federal lawsuit coming?
US Attorney General Eric Holder met Wednesday with a group of police chiefs, who bolstered Mr. Holder's own criticisms of the Arizona immigration law.
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In Pictures: Graduation 2010
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Times Square bomb: Did Pakistan Taliban send its 'C' team?
If Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the Times Square bomb case, trained with the Pakistan Taliban, as US officials say, why was his bomb so poorly built?
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Times Square bombing: Sign of desperation from Pakistan Taliban?
Two Obama administration officials said Sunday that the Pakistan Taliban was likely behind the failed Times Square bombing May 1. On the run at home because of Pakistan offensives and US airstrikes, the Pakistan Taliban might be trying to lash out any way it can.
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Who is Huma Mian? Wife of Faisal Shahzad, Times Square bomb suspect
Huma Mian has been identified as an American citizen who graduated from Colorado University and is the wife of Faisal Shahzad. She is now in Pakistan, where authorities have detained her father.
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Did federal agents let Faisal Shahzad get on his plane?
Federal officials have refused to answer why Faisal Shahzad, the prime suspect in the failed Times Square bombing, was allowed to board an international flight before being arrested. Experts suggest the feds might have wanted to see if he was meeting anyone.
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Times Square bomber joins the growing list of inept terrorists
Like the Christmas Day 'underwear bomber,' the Times Square bomber apparently bungled the job. The 9/11 attacks might have led to a false sense of terrorists' competence.
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Miranda rights and alleged Times Square bomber: questions linger
Faisal Shahzad was read his Miranda rights on Tuesday, say US officials, who declined to say exactly when. The alleged Times Square bomber has continued talking to investigators after advised of his right to remain silent and to have an attorney present, they say.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/04
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Times Square car bomb: Pakistan holds family of alleged attacker
Pakistani officials have detained members of Faisal Shahzad's family In the wake of what they say was Shahzad's failed attempt to detonate a Times Square car bomb. Intelligence officials in Pakistan say the suspect recently spent about four months in Peshawar, a city on the Afghanistan border close to militant training camps.
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Times Square bomber probe: Did Faisal Shahzad act alone?
That is the next question investigators will be asking now that Faisal Shahzad has been charged in the Times Square bomber plot. Reports suggest arrests in Pakistan have already been made.
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