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George W. Bush's presidency since 2007

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George W. Bush's presidency from 2005-06

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Is the national media a danger to democracy?

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Rev. Sun Myung Moon and American politics.

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America's tainted historical record

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Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern says the Bush administration invited devastating consequences with its “demonic” descent into torture.

During a Nov. 12 speech at the University of Washington in Seattle, McGovern explained how the use of torture – or the administration’s preferred euphemism, “enhanced interrogation techniques” – not only violated international law and American principles but produced unreliable information that helped lead the United States into a disastrous war in Iraq.

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To read an op-ed that McGovern wrote in preparation for his trip to the Pacific Northwest, click here. For his schedule for other talks, go to the Web site for the Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture.

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