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Michael Isikoff's Questions for A.G. Eric Holder

Jul. 16, 2009
Eric Holder's apparent movement toward appointing a prosecutor to investigate Bush-era interrogation techniques has raised quite a stir. NEWSWEEK's Michael Isikoff has some questions for the A.G.
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WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is considering having a prosecutor investigate allegations of CIA torture of suspected terrorists, The Washington Post said.

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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.

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WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Reports that U.S. President Barack Obama opened the door to prosecute authors of memos authorizing harsh interrogation measures are wrong, the White House said.
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Blair defends decision not to prosecute

WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- The top U.S. intelligence officer defended use of harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects, saying CIA officers relied on Justice Department opinions.
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Holder: No trial for harsh CIA questioning

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- CIA agents who used harsh interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists won't be prosecuted, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.
Holder approved as first black U.S. AG

Holder approved as first black U.S. AG

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted 75-21 Monday to confirm Eric Holder, making him the first black U.S. attorney general.
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Senate Judiciary Committee confirms Holder

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday passed on to the full Senate President Barack Obama's nomination of Eric Holder as U.S. attorney general.

Specter says he will support Holder

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Sen. Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday he will support Eric Holder's nomination for U.S. attorney general.

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

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.
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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