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Bush End Game
George W. Bush's presidency since 2007

Bush - Second Term
George W. Bush's presidency from 2005-06

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George W. Bush's presidency, 2000-04

Who Is Bob Gates?
The secret world of Defense Secretary Gates

2004 Campaign
Bush Bests Kerry

Behind Colin Powell's Legend
Gauging Powell's reputation.

The 2000 Campaign
Recounting the controversial campaign.

Media Crisis
Is the national media a danger to democracy?

The Clinton Scandals
Behind President Clinton's impeachment.

Nazi Echo
Pinochet & Other Characters.

The Dark Side of Rev. Moon
Rev. Sun Myung Moon and American politics.

Contra Crack
Contra drug stories uncovered

Lost History
America's tainted historical record

The October Surprise "X-Files"
The 1980 election scandal exposed.

International
From free trade to the Kosovo crisis.

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Editorials

President Barack Obama is caught in a difficult middle ground on torture, having acknowledged that the Bush administration’s use of waterboarding constituted torture but balking at prosecutions.

Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, praises Obama for releasing four memos that laid out a detailed “manual” for abusing “war on terror” detainees, but says the President now has no real choice but to support prosecution for these openly acknowledged criminal acts.

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Ratner, whose organization has spearheaded the battle for accountability on torture and other abuses of power by the Bush administration, adds that Obama’s hand is being forced by the interest of Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon about pursuing the case if the United States doesn’t act.

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