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John Yoo and The “Al Qaeda Seven”

March 10, 2010 By tedf 3 Comments

A group called Keep America Safe has published an ad (video available at KAS's website) criticising several Justice Department lawyers for having represented Guantanamo Bay detainees. I was glad to read that many prominent lawyers in … [Read more...]

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Earth to Justice Department: Waterboarding is Illegal

February 14, 2008 By tedf Leave a Comment

A headline in today's news reads: "Justice Says Waterboarding Not Legal Now." But as I read the statement of Steven G. Bradbury, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, the DOJ has not been quite so … [Read more...]

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Bush cans 7th highly-qualified US attorney

February 9, 2007 By Laurel 23 Comments

The bill is intended to prevent political cronyism by by allowing the attorney general to appoint an interim U.S. attorney for 120 days. If after that time someone had not been nominated and confirmed by the Senate, authority to appoint an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, john-mckay, justice-department, national, patriot-act, rove

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Violent Fugitive Wanted for Attempted Murder Arrested in Auburn https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2022/08/10/violent-fugitive-wanted-for-attempted-murder-arrested-in-auburn/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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In Mass., COVID "case rates were significantly higher in students + staff in school districts that removed masking requirements, compared to districts that..." still said #MaskUp.
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Impact of Lifting School Masking Requirements on Incidence of COVID-19 among Staff and Students in Greater-Boston Area School Districts: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis

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Woah, @Tanisha4MA just closed out the @SecretaryOfMass debate by saying she would refuse to put Trump's name on the 2024 ballot and force him to take her to court.

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