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Democrats were routinely briefed on Bush 'torture' techniques, document shows By John Byrne -- May 8, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/08/democrats-were-routinely-briefed-on-bush-torture-techniques-document-shows/>http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/08/democrats-were-routinely-briefed-on-bush-torture-techniques-document-shows/ <http://rawstory.com/08/blog/2009/05/05/ten-of-19-banks-in-stress-tests-need-more-capital/>The CIA has leaked a devastating document detailing the dates and explicit details of secret Congressional briefings in which members of Congress were told of the Bush administration's torture techniques and when they had been used. New York Fed chairman Friedman abruptly resigns By Stephen C. Webster -- May 7, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/07/new-york-fed-chairman-friedman-abruptly-resigns/>http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/07/new-york-fed-chairman-friedman-abruptly-resigns/ Stephen Friedman, chairman of the board at the Federal Reserve bank of New York, abruptly resigned Thursday, days after The Wall Street Journal pointed out his approval of a request by Goldman Sachs was in violation of policy because of his considerable holdings in Goldman shares. Obama writes woman booted from military for being gay, as Arabic linguist is fired By Raw Story -- May 8, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/08/obama-under-fire-as-arabic-translator-and-iraq-vet-fired-for-coming-out/>http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/08/obama-under-fire-as-arabic-translator-and-iraq-vet-fired-for-coming-out/ An Arabic translator and Iraq veteran who came out on national television received notice Thursday that he will be fired from the military under the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. BLOG Cheney: Spanish torture probe 'abhorrent' By Stephen Webster <http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/05/cheney-spanish-torture-probe-abhorrent/>http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/05/cheney-spanish-torture-probe-abhorrent/ Former Vice President Dick Cheney continued his excuses-for-torture tour today with an interview on a radio station in Fargo. Specter using cancer research website to raise campaign cash <http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/05/specter-using-cancer-research-website-to-raise-campaign-cash/>http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/05/specter-using-cancer-research-website-to-raise-campaign-cash/ TPM has a good find: Sen. Arlen Specter, who twice was diagnosed and survived Hodgkin's disease, is using a website that seems to be intended to focus on finding a cure to fill his own campaign coffers. For more go to: <http://www.rawstory.com>http://www.rawstory.com<http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/> http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/ RSS Feeds: <http://rawstory.com/rss.php>http://rawstory.com/rss.php <http://feeds.feedburner.com/rawstory/gKpz>http://feeds.feedburner.com/rawstory/gKpz Facebook: <http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Raw-Story/20324257234>http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Raw-Story/20324257234 Twitter: <http://twitter.com/rawstory>http://twitter.com/rawstory =========== Kyle F. Hence <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <http://www.rawstory.com>http://www.rawstory.com ============================================================================================================= To be removed from The Rawstory Wire please reply with "REMOVE" in the subject line. To add your address please send an email to <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] with"ADD" in the subject line. If per chance you are receiving duplicates please let me know and I'll address it. Thank you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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