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Obama Administration Fires Up the Military Commissions (Again)

Charges are expected within weeks for a number of Gitmo detainees, including Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000.

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| Thu Jan. 20, 2011 10:30 AM PST

Obama's Drone Memo Dilemma

Will the White House make public its legal rationale for targeting US citizens for death?

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| Tue Jan. 11, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Joe Nocera on the GOP's Financial Crisis Commission Fail

The Times' business columnist slams the Republican members of the FCIC for their ridiculous "preport."

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| Mon Dec. 20, 2010 10:20 AM PST

Taxpayers Paying Torture Contractors' Legal Bills

The CIA will pay up to $5 million to cover legal fees for Jim Mitchell and Bruce Jessen.

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| Fri Dec. 17, 2010 2:15 PM PST

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Wikileaks, Rendition, and the CIA's Italian Job

What could leaked State Department cables tell us about a CIA kidnapping in Milan and other extraordinary renditions?

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| Mon Dec. 13, 2010 4:15 AM PST

Bush Tax Cuts: Progressives Prevail...For Now

Can liberals break the GOP's stranglehold on tax relief for the middle class?

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| Thu Dec. 2, 2010 2:45 PM PST

Bush Kept His "Mission Accomplished" Banner

Wanna see it? If you're headed to Dallas in the future, you may get your chance!

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| Thu Nov. 18, 2010 4:07 PM PST

Bush Photoshops Rove Out of Plame Scandal

In an act of historical airbrushing, the ex-president leaves a key player out of his account of the CIA leak case.

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| Tue Nov. 16, 2010 4:00 AM PST

George W. Bush's Omission Points

What's missing from W.'s memoir? How about the time he floated a plan to provoke a confrontation with Iraq.

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| Fri Nov. 12, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Corn on "Hardball": Bush Still Spinning Lies on WMDs
Tue Nov. 9, 2010 4:18 PM PST

DOJ: No Charges for 2005 Destruction of Interrogation Tapes

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| Tue Nov. 9, 2010 12:50 PM PST

Is the DOJ's Torture Probe Bogus?

After a nearly 3-year investigation, no one will be charged for destroying videotapes of alleged torture.

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| Tue Nov. 9, 2010 12:37 PM PST

Watch: The Same Bush League All Over Again [Cartoon]

Republicans are back in the House and Bush is back in the news: time for a sing-a-long.

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| Tue Nov. 9, 2010 4:00 AM PST

W.: Still Not Telling the Truth about Iraq

He's telling fundamental falsehoods about his war in Iraq--and he's not being called out on this

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| Mon Nov. 8, 2010 5:54 AM PST

Could Giants Baseball Doom Legal Weed?

In a tight race, San Franciscans and their beloved baseball team could kill Prop 19: why Bay Area reefer-lovers should "Fear the Beard."

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| Mon Nov. 1, 2010 1:37 PM PDT

Judge to US: Yes, Really, Torture is Illegal.

A major terrorism prosecution is derailed because "enhanced interrogation" taints evidence.

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| Thu Oct. 7, 2010 8:10 AM PDT

The Obama Doctrine

One major revelation to come out of Bob Woodward's new book, "The Obama Wars."

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| Sat Sep. 25, 2010 4:00 PM PDT

Bush or Cheney: Who's the Bigger Bogeyman?

Progressive political strategists seem to know.

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| Mon Sep. 13, 2010 7:50 AM PDT

"State Secrets" Trump Justice Again

The prospect of legal accountability for the US torture program dims further.

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| Wed Sep. 8, 2010 11:57 AM PDT

Yoo's Got Mail?

The Justice Department has finally uncovered emails written by John Yoo, the author of the so-called torture memos. But something's missing.

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| Tue Sep. 7, 2010 3:00 AM PDT