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Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:00 AM

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 05:46 AM

    Shameless Weasels

    How can anyone have respect for Congress or the Democratic party when they pull bullshit like this? Torture is just not something to play political games with -- if you have any principles at all.

    Feinstein I'm not as surprised by. We've seen her true colors (she has none) in the past but I'm at least a little bit more surprised by Wyden.

    Hey Ron: whichever finger-in-the-wind lackey you're listening to on this point, just stop.

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