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Hey, Im Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the Podcast about over the bungled Fast and Furious opposition sets of a showdown between congress and the White House for Keeping Them Honest. Also they are ridiculous. Lets get started. Good evening, everyone. We

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We begin tonight with breaking news. We have just learnt that attorney general Eric Holder has assigned two US attorneys to lead investigations of the possible leaking of classified information. The pressures have been building over the US leaks for

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NPR 2010-10-07

A federal judge says prosecutors cannot use a critical witness in a terrorist trial because of harsh CIA interrogation tactics. NPRs Carrie Johnson reports todays ruling by Judge Lewis Kaplan delays the first civilian trial of a Guantanamo detainee.

NPR 2011-04-05

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NPR 2012-07-11

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-20

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AP 2012-07-02

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