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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    High-Stakes Battle Over Torture Report

    The White House and senators in Congress are locked in a battle over how much of a Senate report about CIA and torture should be public. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein says she won’t release the report until some redactions are removed from it, putting her in a deadlock with the Obama administration.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 6, 2014 • 1 min read

    The White House and senators in Congress are locked in a battle over how much of a Senate report about CIA and torture should be public. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein says she won’t release the report until some redactions are removed from it, putting her in a deadlock with the Obama administration.

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    2. 8:12TLDR Internet Roundup
    3. 16:30High-Stakes Battle Over Torture ReportYou’re reading this
    4. 26:14The Real 'Dog Day Afternoon'
    5. 42:25Bryan Singer Sex Charges Likely to be Dropped
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Washington Post

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Hack of the Century, the Real 'Dog Day Afternoon,' and More...
    1. 0:00The Hack of the Century?
    2. 8:12TLDR Internet Roundup
    3. 16:30High-Stakes Battle Over Torture ReportYou’re reading this
    4. 26:14The Real 'Dog Day Afternoon'
    5. 42:25Bryan Singer Sex Charges Likely to be Dropped
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