Democrats grill Bush CIA nominee about detainees
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President George W. Bush's pick for top CIA legal officer came under fire from Senate Democrats on Tuesday for his role in an interrogation and detention program that brought accusations of torture against the United States.
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Republicans and Democrats on  Wednesday clashed over whether Porter Goss was the right man to  lead the CIA through intelligence reform as President Bush's  nominee moved toward winning Senate confirmation.
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A Senate panel on Tuesday approved the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., to head the CIA, overcoming Democrats' objections that Goss was too political for the job.
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Democrats forced a delay in a Senate committee vote on Alberto Gonzales' nomination to be US attorney general, saying he has been evasive about his role in drafting White House policy on interrogating terror suspects.
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U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for President Bush's nominee for CIA director, Republican Rep. Porter Goss, will begin Sept. 8, the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said on Sunday.
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Republicans tried to raise fresh doubts about John F. Kerry&#39;s commitment to fighting terrorism, citing an interview published Sunday in which the Democratic nominee compared the anti
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Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey refused to say Thursday whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, frustrating Democrats and potentially slowing his confirmation to head the Justice Department
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Attorney General-nominee Alberto Gonzales, under scorching criticism from senators, condemned torture as an interrogation tactic Thursday and promised to prosecute abusers of terror suspects. He also disclosed the White House was looking at trying to change the Geneva Conventions that protect prisoner rights.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat said Wednesday that Alberto Gonzales will face tough questioning during hearings on his nomination to become the next attorney general but is on track to be confirmed.
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CAPITOL HILL Some Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee say they&#39;re still not sold yet on the White House&#39;s pick to run the CIA.
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WASHINGTON Two leading senators are voicing concerns about reports that the CIA secretly sent some prisoners out of Iraq for interrogations.
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A former human rights official under President Clinton and two other critics of the Bush administration's treatment of terrorism detainees will testify at confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales, Senate Republicans said Tuesday.
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A growing number of Senate Democrats who had previously praised attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey are now focusing on his refusal to answer a question about torture as a pivotal issue for his confirmation.
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U.S. Senate confirmation hearings  for President Bush's nominee for CIA director, Republican Rep.  Porter Goss, will begin Sept. 8, the chairman of the Senate  intelligence committee said on Sunday.
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The recently retired deputy director of CIA operations Monday defended the legality of the CIA's interrogation and detention policies in Iraq and elsewhere, saying they were carefully vetted and approved by the National Security Council and disclosed to the appropriate congressional oversight committees.
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Democrats who want to fight Alberto Gonzales&#39; nomination for attorney general will do so for the wrong reason. They&#39;ll focus on his memos arguing that President Bush isn&#39;t covered by inconvenient
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The recently retired deputy director of CIA operations yesterday defended the legality of the CIA&#39;s interrogation and detention policies in Iraq and elsewhere, saying they were carefully vetted