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	<title><![CDATA[Torture Prosecutor Tops 70,000 Questions for Obama on Change.Gov]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-melber/torture-prosecutor-tops-7_b_156488.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>A whopping 70,000 questions poured into <a href="http://change.gov/page/content/openforquestions20081229/">Change.gov</a> over the past week, in response to the Obama transition team's call for citizen queries to the president-elect. After votes from about 100,000 people, the top ranked question asks Obama whether he will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of torture and illegal surveillance by the U.S. government. <br />
I've <a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/state_of_change/395205/torture_prosecutor_tops_70_000_questions_for_obama_on_change_gov?rel=hp_blogs_box ">been</a> <a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/state_of_change/392400/breaking_ask_obama_for_a_torture_special_prosecutor">working</a> with activist <a href="http://www.democrats.com/encourage-obama-to-appoint-a-special-prosecutor">Bob Fertik</a> to organize support for the question, and <a href=" http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/31/125012/14">several</a> </p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-01-09T02:30:00-05:00</date_published>
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