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CIA Denies Cheney Request for Torture Docs

Bush-era order on docs under pending litigation stymies ex-VP

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted May 14, 2009 2:04 PM CDT

(Newser) – The CIA today denied Dick Cheney’s request that documents possibly proving the effectiveness of enhanced interrogation techniques be declassified, MSNBC reports. An executive order “excludes from review information that is the subject of pending litigation,” the CIA said. The two documents “...   Read full story »

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