Activists sue for access to CIA interrogation study
U S activists sue to obtain the CIA interrogation study overseen by Senator Dianne Feinstein. The 6000 page report, three years in the making, probes post 9 11 detention and harsh questioning. The ACLU seeks the full study and CIA responses, with courts often deferring to national security claims. Judge James Boasberg handles both cases.
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Dianne Feinstein
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Obama
American Civil Liberties Union
Senate Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence
CIA
Foia Project
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
Syracuse University
FOIA
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Jason Leopold
Leopold
ACLU
U.S
James Boasberg
Shamsi
Storm delays hit East Coast travelers on busy travel day
A powerful Northeast storm stranded travelers and caused delays at major hubs. FAA updates showed average delays of 1 hour 55 minutes at Philadelphia International Airport and 30 to 51 minutes in New York area airports. Cape Air canceled dozens of flights to Cape Cod and inland destinations as winds reached 90 mph on some routes.
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New York LaGuardia
Federal Aviation Administration
Logan Airport
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Cape Air
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Nantucket
Massachusetts
Saranac Lake
N.Y
Augusta
Maine
Obama Spares Two Turkeys From Thanksgiving Dinner
President Barack Obama lightened the mood by pardoning two turkeys amid Thanksgiving events. He joked about the presidency’s solemn duties as one bird strutted beside him while C-SPAN offered gobble to gobble coverage of the ceremony.
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Washington
Barack Obama
C-Span
Merkel's party strikes power sharing deal in Germany
Germany moves toward a grand coalition after CDU and SPD agree on a joint agenda to shore up finances and social welfare. Merkel aims for a new term through 2017, with a mid-December member vote by SPD. A national minimum wage of about 11.50 dollars from 2015 is promised, plus pension increases.
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Angela Merkel
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CDU
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Europe
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European Union
Berlusconi expelled from Italian parliament
The Italian Senate voted to expel Silvio Berlusconi over his tax fraud conviction. Berlusconi vowed to continue leadership from outside parliament and attack Prime Minister Enrico Letta's coalition. Letta said the government is stronger and will press on with reforms.
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Enrico Letta
Berlusconi
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Senate
Italy
Letta
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Brandenburg Gate
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Sasha
Malia
White House
National Turkey Federation
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Los Angeles Times
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