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Cheney: Interrogation probe is political

Aug. 30, 2009
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the Justice Department's decision to review waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques is politically motivated.
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Levin: Cheney lying about torture memos

Levin: Cheney lying about torture memos

WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has been lying about CIA memos detailing the use of interrogation techniques, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., alleges.
FBI whistleblower to testify to Congress

FBI whistleblower to testify to Congress

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- A former FBI agent is expected to tell Congress former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales urged the use of harsh interrogation techniques, ABC News reports.
CIA: Pelosi briefed on use of techniques

CIA: Pelosi briefed on use of techniques

WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was briefed on the use of harsh techniques for interrogating suspected terrorists, the CIA said in a newly released memo.

Poll: Investigate interrogation tactics

PRINCETON, N.J., April 28 (UPI) -- Slightly more than half of Americans favor an inquiry into the use of harsh interrogation tactics on terror suspects, a Gallup Poll indicated Tuesday.
Panetta to probe interrogation methods

Panetta to probe interrogation methods

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency says he will review harsh interrogation techniques used on terror suspects.

Ashcroft: Waterboarding is not torture

WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft told a congressional committee Thursday that he does not believe waterboarding is torture.

CIA general counsel nominee questioned

WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence heard testimony from John Rizzo, who has acted as the CIA's top lawyer since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. President George W. Bush nominated the 32-year CIA veteran to be the agency's general legal counsel in Mar

Government interrogation tactics to change

WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) -- Psychologists advising U.S. intelligence agencies say the harsh interrogation techniques used on terrorist suspects need to be changed.

ACLU: President authorized interrogation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- An FBI document suggests the president authorized inhumane interrogation methods against Iraqi detainees, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday.

U.S. denies torture at Guantanamo

WASHINGTON, June 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized at least four exceptions to interrogation techniques on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, the New York Times said.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler