memeorandum: FLOOR STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON CIA INTERROGATION METHODS (mccain.senate.gov)

12:45 AM ET, December 10, 2014

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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:

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mccain.senate.gov:

FLOOR STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON CIA INTERROGATION METHODS — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today delivered the following statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on CIA interrogation methods:

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Remind Me Who It Is the CIA Works For?

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ABC News:
Torture Report: Former CIA Directors Say Interrogation Program ‘Saved Thousands of Lives’

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Anthony D. Romero / New York Times:
Pardon Bush and Those Who Tortured

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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