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Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Indicted

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Via the Donkey’s Mouth:

Government sources tell CBS News Republican Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been indicted on seven charges related to a corruption probe.

Longest-Serving Republican Senator Indicted

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Alaska’s Ted Steven’s has been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department on seven counts of corruption charges:

A federal grand jury in Washington has handed up the indictment against Stevens — which the Justice Department is set to announce very shortly.

Bush War Crimes: Newly obtained Bush administration memos show that torture was authorized

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Just another brick in the wall of evidence of war crimes.
The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained through Freedom of Information several internal Bush administration documents that authorizes the CIA to torture detainees.
“These documents supply further evidence, if any were needed, that the Justice Department authorized the CIA to torture prisoners in its custody. [...]

Evenflow

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City Paper Executive Editor Clint Brewer makes the case for the Free Flow of Information Act:

Disparaging Racial Disparity

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The old black woman from Memphis, Rep. Steve Cohen, is introducing a bill which would require the Attorney General to "create a pilot program to examine racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system within 10 U.S. districts across the country."

Metro Council Reverses Action That Put Nashville Under Investigation

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A crisis has been averted now that the Metro Council has reversed a policy that had gotten Nashville in hot water with the Justice Department but Mike Byrd still wants the blame for the crisis to fall on the right people:

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