A reporter for the local ABC affiliate in El Paso was handcuffed and detained while trying to cover a traffic accident on I-10. “Motorists stuck in traffic witnessed veteran journalist Darren Hunt and photojournalist Ric Dupont being handcuffed and detained,” reported ABC 7. The two were attempting to report on…

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Former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer refuses to admit that harsh interrogation techniques amounted to torture. “I don’t know what I think about waterboarding. I think it’s pretty close to the line,” he told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “Sleep deprivation, I have no problem with,” Fleischer explained. “I think it’s appropriate…

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CQPolitics.com reported that Rep. Jane Harman was caught on NSA wiretaps offering to intervene in the case of an accused spy. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow explains how the case compares to classic movie plotlines. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Apr. 21, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Sen. Patrick Leahy told MSNBC’s Ed Schultz that Judge Jay Bybee should step down for his role in authoring the torture memos. This video is from MSNBC’s The Ed Show, broadcast Apr. 21, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Constitutional Law Prof. Jonathan Turley talks about what the Justice Department’s next course of action will be in pursuing accountability for the torture of U.S. detainees. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Apr. 21, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Former State Department counselor Philip Zelikow told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that he wrote a memo advising against the OLC memos that allowed torture. Zelikow believes the Bush administration attempted to destroy all copies of his memo to silence dissent. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Apr.…

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he had “formally” asked the CIA to release memos that he claims show the U.S. got valuable intelligence from harsh interrogations. A senior intelligence source tells NBC News that the CIA has no record of a formal request from…

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President Obama left himself open to the possibility of supporting an investigation into “Bush administration officials who devised harsh terrorism-era interrogation tactics,” wrote the Associated Press. RAW STORY has more details here. This video is from MSNBC’s News Live, broadcast Apr. 21, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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President Obama left himself open to the possibility of supporting an investigation into “Bush administration officials who devised harsh terrorism-era interrogation tactics,” wrote the Associated Press. RAW STORY has more details here. This video is from MSNBC’s News Live, broadcast Apr. 21, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Jake Tapper noted that Venezuela State Television has video of President Obama talking with President Hugo Chavez in a way that appeared to be less friendly than earlier encouters. Republicans have criticized President Obama for being too friendly with Venezuelan leader. This video is from Venezolana de Television, broadcast Apr.…

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