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Why do Feinstein and Wyden sound much different on the torture issue now?

The two Senators spent the year emphatically insisting that the CIA's interrogators comply with the Army Field Manual. With Democrats in control, they're not so emphatic any longer
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  • Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:27 PM

    OT, but not by much

    Threat of Punishment Works, Study Suggests

    ..."The new study shows that over the long term, punishment gets ingrained in people's psyches in a way that causes them to fear getting into trouble."...

    http://www.livescience.com/culture/081204-crime-punishment.html

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