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Bush Vetoes Ban on Waterboarding

He says terrorist threat remains; Dems don't have votes to override

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 8, 2008 9:49 AM CST

(Newser) – President Bush today vetoed a bill that would have prevented the CIA from using harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, the New York Times reports. "We need to ensure our intelligence officials have all the tools they need to stop the terrorists,” the... Read full story »

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He says terrorist threat remains; Dems don't have votes to override

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