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  • October 2007

    • Mukasey Hits Resistance on Torture

      New York Times  |  Oct 27, 07 6:47 AM CDT

      Mukasey Hits Resistance on Torture

      (Newser) - If AG nominee Michael Mukasey doesn't clarify his views on which interrogation techniques are constitutional, Democratic senators say they may oppose his confirmation. Proceedings that were expected to be smooth sailing ran into trouble this week when Mukasey, who has denounced the use of torture, declined to specify whether he includes the widely condemned practice of waterboarding in that category, reports the New York Times.    More »

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      torture  • Michael Mukasey  • Harry Reid  • Attorney General  • waterboarding  • Arlen Specter  • confirmation hearings

    • Mukasey Silent on Torture, Vocal on Spying

      New York Times  |  Oct 18, 07 8:31 PM CDT

      Mukasey Silent on Torture, Vocal on Spying

      (Newser) - Michael Mukasey remained mum today on whether interrogation methods such as waterboarding constitute torture. But the president’s nominee for attorney general spoke out in favor of the White House’s eavesdropping program, the NY Times reports, frustrating and confusing Democrats on the second day of his confirmation hearings. Mukasey argued the president’s constitutional authority may allow him to supersede congressional law. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • White House  • CIA  • torture  • Michael Mukasey  • Attorney General  • waterboarding  • Patrick Leahy  • Senate Judiciary Committee  • Constitution  • Sheldon Whitehouse

    • Justice Memos Endorse Torture

      New York Times  |  Oct 4, 07 9:56 AM CDT

      Justice Memos Endorse Torture

      (Newser) - The Justice Department under Alberto Gonzales secretly endorsed the use of torture techniques during interrogation by the CIA, the New York Times reports. A classified 2005 legal memorandum authorized the harshest  techniques ever used by the CIA, the Times says, including a combination of head-slapping, waterboarding, sleep deprivation, freezing, loud noises and other forms of physical pain. More »

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      Congress  • US Supreme Court  • Guantanamo Bay  • CIA  • Department of Justice  • torture  • terrorist  • Alberto Gonzales  • waterboarding  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed  • black sites  • head slapping

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