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Human rights attorney calls on Senate to nix indefinite detention provision
Raha Wala, an attorney with Human Rights First, said Wednesday that the Senate should take up eliminating legislation regarding new rules for detaining terrorist suspects as its first order of business. A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the Senate is debating this week, would authorize the…
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