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Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions

The Obama administration is preparing to revive the system of military commissions established at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under new rules that would offer terrorism suspects greater legal protections, government officials said.

By Peter Finn

Top Pelosi Aide Learned of Waterboarding in 2003

A top aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended a CIA briefing in early 2003 in which it was made clear that waterboarding and other harsh techniques were being used in the interrogation of an alleged al-Qaeda operative, according to documents the CIA released to Congress on Thursday.

By Paul Kane

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Joining Forces To Fight Terror

President Obama and the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan reaffirmed their commitment to stop the Taliban and al Qaeda. Lara Logan reports.

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