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Attorney General Holder Testifies on Mandatory Sentencing Reform
Democrats and Republicans agree that our prisons are overcrowded, expensive and ineffective. Today, AG Eric Holder laid out a set of reforms that might well be adopted.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenDemocrats and Republicans now agree: America's prisons are overcrowded, vastly expensive and ineffective. Fifty percent of the inmates in federal prisons are in for drug crimes. Today, Attorney General Eric Holder laid out a set of reforms that might well be adopted. Also, Russian Troops mass near Ukraine's eastern border, and the dispute between the CIA and US Senator Dianne Feinstein about the constitutional separation of powers… and the CIA's alleged abuse of prisoners during the so-called War on Terror.
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3 storiesRussian Troops Mass Near Ukraine's Eastern Border
Despite continued warnings from President Obama, German Chancellor Merkel and other western leaders, Russia has announced extensive military activities on the border with Eastern Ukraine. Michael Weiss is Editor-in-Chief of The Interpreter , a daily online journal that translates media from the Russian Press into English.
Read the story8 minThe Drug War, Federal Prisons — and Bipartisanship
The US population has risen by one-third since 1980. At the same time, the federal prison population has risen 800% -- and there's little to show for a lot of taxpayer money.
Read the story33 minCIA Snoops on Congressional Investigators' Email
Early this week, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein said she "reluctantly" took to the Senate floor to denounce the CIA for violating the Constitutional separation of powers. It's all about the brutal interrogation of terrorist suspects during the Bush Administration.
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