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...turned down Dick Cheney's request for the declassification of two memos that the former Vice President claims show harsh interrogation techniques used on Al Qaeda operatives yielded valuable information that prevented terrorist attacks and saved thousands of American lives. The Agency says the memos can't be released because they are the subject of pending litigation - Amnesty International has filed a request, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), for the release of materials relating to Gitmo detainees...
According to a Bush era executive order, documents involved in pending litigation can't be reviewed for declassification. "The two documents that former Vice President Cheney sought contain information that falls into that category," CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano said in a statement. "For that reason - and that reason only - CIA did not accept Mr. Cheney's request for a Mandatory Declassification Review." (Read a story on why Dick Cheney is so chatty all of a sudden...
...Attended Wake Forest University for two years before transferring to Florida State University. Elected both student body vice president and homecoming king, he graduated in 1978 with a degree in government...
...Crist was rumored to be on John McCain's 2008 short list for Vice President. Persistent rumors that he is gay - reiterated in the recent documentary "Outrage," which purports to decloset several prominent Republicans - may have sunk his chances. Crist insists he is straight, but his December 12, 2008 marriage to Carole Rome was widely viewed as politically expedient. He is often mentioned as a possible Presidential contender...
...turned a corner, aid workers fear that's exactly how they will be taken by officials in Damascus and Amman - with dire consequences for the refugees. "I'm wary that this will be interpreted by asylum countries that it's O.K. to return Iraqis forcibly," says Bob Carey, vice president for resettlement and migration policy at the International Rescue Committee...