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4:22:47 PM 
Christian Science Monitor
Then and now: how Reagan's stature rose. Reagan is increasingly revered by Americans, even as his controversial policies are hotly debated. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories]
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7:32:08 AM
Yesterday we learned that the Bush administration believes it has no legal restrictions against torture; today we learned that Bush "gave no order violating laws against prison torture." There is some math begging to be done. --LD
- Reuters
Memo Says Bush Not Restricted by Torture Bans. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush, as commander-in-chief, is not restricted by U.S. and international laws barring torture, Bush administration lawyers stated in a March 2003 memorandum. [Reuters: Top News]
- BBC
Ashcroft grilled on torture rules. The US Attorney General tells senators that President Bush gave no order violating laws against prison torture. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]
- Yahoo! Ashcroft Refuses to Release '02 Memo (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Attorney General John D. Ashcroft told Congress yesterday that he would not release a 2002 policy memo on the degree of pain and suffering legally permitted during enemy interrogations, but said he knows of no presidential order that would allow al Qaeda suspects to be tortured by U.S. personnel. [Yahoo! News - Reader Ratings]
- Washington Post
Legalizing Torture ...There is no justification, legal or moral, for the judgments made by Mr. Bush's political appointees at the Justice and Defense departments. Theirs is the logic of criminal regimes, of dictatorships around the world that sanction torture on grounds of "national security"...
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