01/07/2009
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"So the multi-party effort has been a significant improvement over FEMA alone in the wild doing mapping?"
"Senator Kennedy and I have worked together on finding an alternative method because we've given up on the good faith and neutrality of OLC."
"I am a Senator from Rhode Island, a fellow ocean State. So I think I will focus my questions on you."
"Then, not long after that, the torture program came along, again supported by OLC opinions--in this case, so bad that the Department actually turned around and withdrew the opinions."