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First up - the torture memos.
Yesterday, the Justice Department released four memos detailing the torture
techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administration. The controversial
documents were made public with the assurance that the CIA operatives involved
wouldn't be prosecuted. What political implications, if any, will there be?
That's what we'll ask Mother Jones' Washington Bureau Chief, David Corn and
Newsweek's Michael Isikoff.
For more on the torture memos, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/us/politics/17detain.html?ref=todayspaper
Next up - we'll take a closer look at Governor Rick Perry's (R-TX) comments
about secession. Turns out: 75% of Texans are more than happy to be members of
the union, so what's the Governor talking about here? Is it even legal? We'll
talk about that with Rep. John A Culberson (R-TX) and UT-Austin Professor of
Law and Government, Lucas Powe.
For more information, go to:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1891829,00.html
Later, we'll be joined by actor and political activist, Ben Affleck, to discuss
the political news of the day and his new movie "State of Play," which is a
fictional peek into the inside world of politics and journalism.
For more on "State of Play," go to: http://www.stateofplaymovie.net/
Plus, Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) made some controversial comments about
abortion while speaking at a pro-life event last night. We'll talk to Atlantic
Media's Ron Brownstein and MSNBC Political Analyst Harold Ford about that and
more in the Politics Fix.
For more on Governor Palin's comments, go to:
http://news.aol.com/article/sarah-palin-speech-in-indiana/432693?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fsarah-palin-speech-in-indiana%2F432693
And speaking of Sarah Palin, is she holding a grudge against Katie Couric for
their now-infamous interview back in September? We'll fill you in tonight's
Hardball Sideshow.
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