Constitutional Schloar on CIA Tape Crisis..


	Constitutional Schloar on CIA Tape Crisis..

TJColatrella

12-20-2007 1:01 PM

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jonathon turley, cia tapes, obstruction of justice, federalist society, gonzales, addington, meirs, torture

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