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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Obama's impressive new OLC chief

A law professor with a history of strident condemnation of Bush radicalism is named to one of the most important positions in the executive branch.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 04:15 PM

    Jebbie

    It could bery well be more than "nothing more than their own feelings of resentment" at work here.

    If they're in this crap up to their ears, they might actually have a personal/legalstake in not having an investigation into torture or they might have a personal/legal stake in not allowing the courts to decide the matter of wiretapping.

    Yeah - that's a good point. They want someone beholden to them, whom they can control, and making sure disclosures don't get out of hand -- especially ones that reflect poorly on them -- probably is a priority.

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