Battle over Torture Report
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White House and Republicans Clash Over C.I.A. Torture ReportWith the long-awaited Senate report on the use of torture by the United States government — a detailed account that will shed an unsparing light on the Central Intelligence Agency’s darkest practices after the September 2001 terrorist attacks — set to be released Tuesday, the Obama administration and its Republican critics clashed over the wisdom of making it public, and the risk that it will set off a backlash overseas.
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'Unconscionable': Top Republicans lash out ahead of release of CIA reportTop Republicans are warning that the "unconscionable" release, by order of Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, of a report on CIA interrogation techniques used on Al Qaeda suspects in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks could "endanger the lives of Americans" all over the world.
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Obama, Bush teams battle over torture reportSupporters of two very different presidents — Barack Obama and George W. Bush — are bracing for battle over Tuesday's report on what Obama backers call "torture" and what Bush backers call "enhanced interrogation techniques."
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