Hearing on Rendition and Torture on Capitol Hill in Washington
John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of State, (R) shakes hands with Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-MA, (L) before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on torture and the deportation to Syria of Canadian citizen Maher on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 10, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
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