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Senate investigation of CIA dogged by controversy
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Senate investigation of CIA dogged by controversy

  • DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
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WASHINGTON— A marathon Senate investigation into allegations of CIA torture during the Bush-era war on terror is veering toward partisan political territory and possibly the federal courts after unusually pointed accusations against the spy agency, including potential criminal wrongdoing.

Editorial: Support Wyden on spying disclosure
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Editorial: Support Wyden on spying disclosure

  • The (Eugene) Register-Guard
  • Updated

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection Monday of a challenge to a National Security Agency program that sweeps up the telephone records of millions of ordinary Americans underscores the need for Congress to pass legislation forcing public disclosure about the scope of the federal government’s communications surveillance.