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    A Crucial Vacancy at the Bush White House

    Karl Rove, the President's top political strategist, will leave the White House at the end of this month. Also, the Red Cross report describing CIA treatment of detainees in the war on terror, with techniques learned from countries known to use torture.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 13, 2007 • 1h 0m Listen

    Karl Rove, the President's top political strategist, will leave the White House at the end of this month. Some Democrats say Rove acted above the law. Some Republicans say he should have left before last November's elections. We talk with reporters who've tracked the relationship that helped shape six and a half years of American history. Also, the Red Cross report describing CIA treatment of detainees in the war on terror, with techniques learned from countries known to use torture. Did they work? Did they violate international law?


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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Vanessa Romo

      LA School Report

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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