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Times Sq. Bomber's Life Sentence Condemns Conservative Ideology

Times Sq. Bomber’s Life Sentence Condemns Conservative Ideology

by Seth Freed Wessler on October 5 2010, 1:55PM

But the Shahzad case may be another lesson not learned.

Topics: National Security

With Miranda, Obama Moves Dangerously to the Right

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 11 2010, 11:59AM

A day after Attorney General Eric Holder said he’s working to amend the Miranda law for terrorism suspects, Obama’s chief political adviser, David Axelrod, told CNN that the president is “open to looking at” a change to the rule. The…

Topics: National Security

Holder’s Slippery Slope: Denying Miranda Rights on the Way to Torture

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 10 2010, 11:59AM

Attorney General Eric Holder announced yesterday that the Obama administration will move to make the Miranda law more flexible for people facing accusations of terror. The debate over whether or not to Mirandize terrorism suspects has been renewed by the…

Topics: National Security

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