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Obama Approves Torture Team

Mick Meaney August 24, 2009 0

The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the creation of an elite team of interrogators to question key terrorism suspects. White House spokesman Bill Burton said the team will

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China releases rights activist

Mick Meaney August 24, 2009 0

Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Sunday unexpectedly released on bail the well-known human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong, a move seen by scholars and activists in Beijing as a rare victory for public activism.

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