Special Prosecutor

Report Shows More Than One Side to Zimmerman Storyline

Jeff Norman | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Jeralyn Merritt, George Zimmerman, Angela Corey, Special Prosecutor, Alan Dershowitz, Trayvon Martin, Video, Crime News
Jeff Norman

Those who demanded a criminal prosecution see themselves as righteous defenders of a victim, but they fail to realize Zimmerman is also a victim, because he's been denied the presumption of innocence to which he's entitled.

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Damn Wrong: Bush Admission on Torture Should Draw Special Prosecutor

Elizabeth Holtzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Holtzman

In his new book, George Bush admits to having approved waterboarding. This admission has created a difficult dilemma for the current administration. Torture is a federal crime punishable by up to twenty years in prison.

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Sam Stein

Fleischer: Torture Investigation "Disgusting;" Nadler: It's Too Limited

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to launch a limited investigation of Bush-era interrogations of terror suspects has sparked intense criticism ...

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Obama: Focus on the Future: Create Jobs Not Special Prosecutors

Robert Guttman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: CIA Interrogations, Special Prosecutor, Unemployment, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Politics News
Robert Guttman

Forget a special prosecutor to look into Bush interrogation practices. Don't look like a third world nation and attempt to prosecute the previous administration.

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Condi Rice's Tortured Macaca Moment

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

Rice's recent incident shows the prospects for what we might call a substantive Macaca Moment -- using YouTube and citizen media to scrutinize our leaders on the issues, not gaffes.

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What if Instead of the Nuremberg Trials There Was Only a Truth Commission?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeremy Scahill

As some liberals make the case against a Special Prosecutor, the lawyers who fought for the release of the torture memos push back and explain why prosecutions are the only response.

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David Corn: Special Prosecutor's Job Is Not To Expose Wrongdoing

Mother Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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The other day I ran into a Democratic member of the House of Representatives, and this person noted that he fancied the idea of appointing a special p...

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Sandra Day O'Connor Should Lead Torture Investigation

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Torture Investigation, Sandra Day O'Connor, Independent Prosecutor, Torture, Special Prosecutor, Truth Commission, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

If the evidence in this case eventually passes the O'Connor barrier, then the American people can be confident that this issue was not politicized but given the judicial scrutiny it deserves.

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US Must Prosecute Bush Torture Memo Lawyers: UN Torture Envoy

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted 05.25.2011

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VIENNA — The U.S. is obligated by a United Nations convention to prosecute Bush administration lawyers who allegedly drafted policies that appro...

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Change.Gov's First Big Failure

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

It is striking that Obama's aides, who helped win the election by harnessing new media, believed they could just spin away from their online interlocutors. The move backfired immediately.

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Obama Prompted To Prosecute Bush

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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With few exceptions the transition period has been a model of presidential goodwill and cooperation. Apparently, the curious users who have been submi...

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Could Gitmo Get Worse? The Policy Implications of Executive Accountability

Shahid Buttar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shahid Buttar

If we can't attain a national consensus against surveillance trampling the rights of every American, what hope exists of a progressive consensus emerging on torture or detention?

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Ask Obama For a Torture Special Prosecutor

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

The Obama transition team is taking questions again at Change.gov -- while the press has fixated on the Blagojevich scandal, the allegations of torture by officials in the current administration receive scant attention.

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Obama Camp Seeks Special Prosecutor For Acorn Inquiries

New York Times | Michael Falcone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seeking to portray law enforcement investigations into reports of fraudulent voter registrations in several states as an extension of the controversia...

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Friday Talking Points [50] -- Can I Call You Joe?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

I refuse to get too wrapped up in the question of who "won" the debate. In general, unless one candidate obviously self-destructs, this question is answered subjectively and personally. That's not to say I didn't think Biden did better. I did.

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Special Prosecutor Named To Investigate Firings Of US Attorneys

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other B...

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