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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:16 AM

Published 07/08/2009 by The Washington Independent


Obama Military Commissions Vision Takes Shape

David Kris and Jeh Johnson (Senate Judiciary Committee, Department of Defense)

David Kris and Jeh Johnson (Senate Judiciary Committee, Department of Defense)

Obama administration officials laid out in their greatest detail thus far on Tuesday for how the administration seeks to revamp the Bush administration’s use of much-criticized military...

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