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Government

Apr. 25, 2009

Bush Lawyers Now Targets Over Torture

The recent release of four Justice Department memos has pushed a range of liberal politicians and activist groups to examine how they might pursue the now West Coast-based legal advisors who shaped the Bush administration's interrogation policies.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON The recent release of four Bush administration memos authorizing brutal interrogation methods has pushed a range of liberal politicians and activist groups to examine how they might pursue the now West Coast-based legal advisors who shaped Bush's interrogation policies.

Among the prime targets for possible investigation are UC Berkeley Law School professor John C. Yoo and 9th U.S. Circuit Co...

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