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Ex-CIA official: Torture ban a ‘great leap forward’

By Spencer Ackerman | 01.22.09 | 6:01 pm

Both civil libertarians and ex-CIA officials involved in interrogations and detentions policies welcome the changes.

Obama names National Security Team today, Clinton to be tapped as Secretary of State

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.01.08 | 8:26 am

At a 9:40 a.m. press conference in Chicago, President-elect Barack Obama will name his National Security team and, most notably, Sen. Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. According to The Swamp, other nominees will likely include: