Obama Under Pressure on Detainee Interrogation Policy
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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
President Barack Obama has stirred up a political hornet's nest with the release of secret memos detailing harsh interrogation techniques approved under former President Bush. Mr. Obama has now left the door open to the possible prosecution of Bush administration officials who justified using those methods. VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine reports on the president's dilemma of how to deal with the past without inflaming new partisan strife.
