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Would Obama prosecute the Bush administration for torture?

Obama's brain trust wants to form a commission on torture and call Bush officials as witnesses, but put off prosecutions -- if any -- till a second term.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Monday, August 4, 2008 11:26 AM

    limper by the hour

    I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of the Republicans as a partisan witch hunt ...

    Wouldn't have to hunt that far. He is such a weakling.

    —jtatzen Read jtatzen's other letters

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