Cheney backs CIA tactics amid Senate report clash
Cheney says he would do it again and that harsh interrogation yielded crucial intel on senior al Qaida figures. The Senate study says coercive methods were ineffective. officials defend the program as necessary and criticize the report as flawed.
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Memo's author Says CIA Interrogation May Have Gone Too Far
Former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo, who helped author the memo justifying the CIA enhanced interrogation program after 9 11, said in an interview that sleep deprivation rectal feeding and other harsh methods described in a Senate report may have violated anti torture laws and that those who carried them out risk legal action for acting beyond orders.
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Iowa seeks to extend Amtrak service to Quad Cities and Iowa City
Iowa officials and the Federal Rail Administration agree to preliminary engineering and environmental work for expanding Amtrak from Chicago to the Quad Cities and then to Iowa City. The plan, funded with 1.2 million state and 4.9 million federal, hinges on future federal money to cover a growing 72 million gap.
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