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		<title>Andrew Sullivan on a fearless President</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/17/andrew-sullivan-on-a-fearless-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan makes an eloquent argument in favor of civil trials of terrorists. Read the whole thing, but here is an excerpt: When you listen to the Fox News right speak about this, they reveal amazing levels of fear. They &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/17/andrew-sullivan-on-a-fearless-president/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Terrorism prosecutions: a report from the DOJ</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/15/terrorism-prosecutions-a-report-from-the-doj/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those concerned about the likelihood of success in the upcoming 9/11 prosecutions in New York, you should understand that the DOJ believes it can be successful.  For example, the United States Department of Justice, in a June, 2006, report, &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/15/terrorism-prosecutions-a-report-from-the-doj/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>9/11 trial: American justice restored</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/14/911-trial-american-justice-restored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hold the trial of alleged 9/11 plotters in civil court, using American standards for criminal justice, and in New York, a scene of the attack, is an opportunity to show the world that our criminal justice system can handle the &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/11/14/911-trial-american-justice-restored/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gonzales backs Holder torture investigation</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/09/01/gonzales-backs-holder-torture-investigation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalk this one up to a real surprise. Alberto &#8220;Whatever the President Wants&#8221; Gonzales comes out in favor of Attorney General Eric Holder&#8217;s decision to investigate a limited number of torture accusations.  Sort of. We worked very hard to establish &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/09/01/gonzales-backs-holder-torture-investigation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Criminal torture investigation increasingly likely</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/08/09/criminal-torture-investigation-increasingly-likely/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This may be good news. According to the Los Angeles Times, Attorney General Eric Holder appears increasingly likely to approve a criminal investigation of torture allegations. But the description of the investigation in the article appears troublesome to me. Basically, &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/08/09/criminal-torture-investigation-increasingly-likely/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Holder considering special prosecutor for torture (updated x2)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/07/12/holder-considering-special-prosecutor-for-torture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally. According to the Washington Post, Eric Holder is seriously considering appointing a special prosecutor to investigation whether US personnel tortured terrorism suspects in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. The leak of his consideration is likely a trial &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/07/12/holder-considering-special-prosecutor-for-torture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Investigate the Siegleman case&#8230;now</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/05/24/investigate-the-siegleman-casenow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 16:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the messes transferred to the Obama administration from George Bush&#8217;s DOJ is the misbehavior of federal prosecutors in the Siegelman case in Alabama. Scott Horton reports for Harpers: U.W. Clemon, formerly Alabama’s most senior federal judge, has written &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/05/24/investigate-the-siegleman-casenow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The torture memos are out&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/04/16/the-torture-memos-are-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; and they are available here. They should be required reading. More to come on this as I am still reading them.  But from what I have read so far, I think Andrew Sullivan summarizes it very effectively: Perhaps you &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/04/16/the-torture-memos-are-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Holy hell</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/04/04/holy-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsweek is reporting that there is a major battle going on between Attorney General Eric Holder and CIA representatives over the possible release of the Bush-era memos written in the Justice Department that apparently gave legal cover to illegal methods &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/04/04/holy-hell/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ted Stevens conviction to be vacated</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/04/01/ted-stevens-conviction-to-be-vacated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This according to NPR, among other sources. In a move first reported by NPR, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he has decided to drop the case against Stevens rather than continue to defend the conviction in the face of &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/04/01/ted-stevens-conviction-to-be-vacated/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medical marijuana</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/02/28/medical-marijuana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news from the Obama administration on medical marijuana. Unlike the Bush administration, it now appears clear that the Feds will no longer raid facilities for dispensing medical marijuana in states where it is legal. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/02/28/medical-marijuana/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Holder: Waterboarding is torture</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/01/15/holder-waterboarding-is-torture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a dramatic change from Gonzales and Mukasey&#8217;s refusal to answer a direct question. In his nomination testimony, Eric Holder says flatly that waterboarding is torture. This is a major step in the rehabilitation of the country&#8217;s world-wide image &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/01/15/holder-waterboarding-is-torture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DOJ IG nails Bradley Schlozman (Updated)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2009/01/13/doj-ig-nails-bradley-schlozman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DOJ Inspector General has released its report analyzing actions taken in the Civil Rights Division under Bush by Bradley Schlozman.  It is isn&#8217;t pretty. It concludes that ideological (political) decisions on hiring attorneys incivil service, non-political positions was rampant. &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2009/01/13/doj-ig-nails-bradley-schlozman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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