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Homeland secretary apologizes to veterans group (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 06:42 PM PDT AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with the American Legion on Friday to apologize for a right-wing extremism report written by her agency, and the veterans group walked away from the meeting mollified.

CIA official: no proof harsh techniques stopped terror attacks (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 05:22 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The CIA inspector general in 2004 found that there was no conclusive proof that waterboarding or other harsh interrogation techniques helped the Bush administration thwart any "specific imminent attacks," according to recently declassified Justice Department memos.

GOP, Democrats, stoke interrogation debate (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:21 PM PDT AP - Congressional Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much. But each party signaled Friday it thinks it can benefit from further disclosures about harsh CIA interrogations of terror suspects several years ago.

UN torture envoy: US must prosecute Bush lawyers (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 02:38 PM PDT AP - The U.S. is obligated by a United Nations convention to prosecute Bush administration lawyers who allegedly drafted policies that approved the use of harsh interrogation tactics against terrorism suspects, the U.N.'s top anti-torture envoy said Friday.

Analysis: Obama walks thin line on interrogations (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 09:06 AM PDT AP - Barack Obama, facing perhaps the trickiest political issue of his young presidency, is trying to appease his liberal base without losing control of a potentially volatile inquiry into George W. Bush administration's use of harsh interrogation tactics against terrorism suspects.

Pentagon to release prisoner abuse probe photos (Reuters) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:27 PM PDT Reuters - The Pentagon said on Friday it will release hundreds of photographs from investigations into prisoner abuse but insisted they did not reveal a policy of mistreatment.

Holder won't selectively release terror memos (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 08:09 PM PDT AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday he won't play "hide and seek" with secret memos about harsh interrogations of terror suspects and their effectiveness. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Holder said he's willing to release as much information as possible about the interrogations.

U.S. hospitals seen better prepared for disaster (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 05:21 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. hospitals are better prepared for disasters than they were before the September 11 attacks, but many medical facilities remain ill-equipped for catastrophic situations like large natural disasters or terrorist attacks, preparedness experts said Thursday.

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