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    Calls for Accountability over Iraq War

    Three weeks before last month's elections, 51% of Americans favored impeachment of President Bush, but House Speaker elect Nancy Pelosi says it's "off the table."  This weekend, rallies and forums are planned to build grassroots momentum.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Three weeks before last month's elections, 51% of Americans favored impeachment of President Bush, but House Speaker elect Nancy Pelosi says it's "off the table." This weekend, rallies and forums are planned to build grassroots momentum. A court in Germany has been asked to press "war crimes" charges against Donald Rumsfeld over the prisons at Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay. Has the President exceeded the powers granted him by the Constitution? Can foreign courts prosecute US officials for the way they do their jobs?

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    In the Midst of an Unpopular War, Calls for Accountability
    1. 1:41Bush-Blair News Conference Follows Iraq Study Group Report
    2. 7:18Calls for Accountability over Iraq WarYou’re reading this
    3. 40:18Cell Phones as a Key Tool in Search and Rescue Missions
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      John Nichols

      The Nation

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      Editor, The American Prospect; and Columnist

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      Michael Ratner

      President, Center for Constitutional Rights

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    In the Midst of an Unpopular War, Calls for Accountability
    1. 1:41Bush-Blair News Conference Follows Iraq Study Group Report
    2. 7:18Calls for Accountability over Iraq WarYou’re reading this
    3. 40:18Cell Phones as a Key Tool in Search and Rescue Missions
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