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Torture Prosecution Turnaround?

The attorney general is leaning toward appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Bush-era torture policy, sources tell Scott Horton. Inside the logic driving Eric Holder’s possible conversion.

Scott Horton
Scott Horton
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Scott Horton

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