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CIA Will Cover Legal Bills for Officers in Inquiry

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 28, 2009 9:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Leon Panetta couldn't stop the Justice Department's widening inquiry into the CIA's interrogation policies, but the agency's director can make sure his employees don't go broke paying legal fees. The agency will see to it that case officers caught up in the investigation have representation,... Read full story »

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