Bush defends rough interrogation methods and secrecy
President Bush argued detention and questioning of terrorism suspects are lawful and effective as he commented on 2005 memos detailing harsh tactics. Senate chair Carl Levin pressed for a third memo's release, urging transparency and congressional oversight amid reports of water boarding and other coercive measures.
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New York Dedicates Memorial to Slaves in Lower Manhattan
In a Friday ceremony, community leaders unveiled the African Burial Ground memorial on the forgotten graves of thousands of enslaved and free Africans. The site features The Door of Return and a sunken court with maps and names, as Maya Angelou urged attendees to remember the buried.
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Wisconsin man guilty in slaying of Hmong hunter Cha Vang
A Marinette County jury found James Nichols guilty of second degree intentional homicide in the January hunting death of Cha Vang, a Hmong migrant. Nichols also faces conviction for hiding a corpse and firearm possession. Sentencing set next week.
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Rice orders stricter embassy convoy security in Iraq
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice approves an overhaul of Iraqi embassy security after the Blackwater shooting in Baghdad that killed 13 Iraqis. Diplomatic Security agents will accompany convoys, new video cameras and radio recordings will be added, and convoy coordination with the U.S. military will improve.
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U S airstrikes kill at least 25 in Diyala clash
AP reports U S air strikes in Diyala killed at least 25 people including civilians per villagers. U S forces pursued a Shiite militia commander linked to Iran weapons flows while three U S civilians were shot near an Iraqi checkpoint.
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