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On the recordMay 20, 2009
Institutions were damaged to make this happen, most profoundly, the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting institutional damage related to torture practices.

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