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In their first meeting since the election, Sen. McCain and President-elect Obama sat down this week to discuss future collaborative efforts. Torture was likely one of the topics on the table, as Obama has indicated he'll attempt to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, a move McCain previously endorsed. But as the first tentative steps are taken towards the prison's closure, others fear that closing Gitmo will weaken our national security, insisting we've gained invaluable intelligence. Ever since the shocking images of Abu Ghraib, Americans have struggled to define the line between interrogation and torture, and to decide more fundamentally when - if ever - torture can be justified ... Full Debate
As newspapers and documentary films continue to discuss waterboarding and other controversial treatments of suspected terrorists, the debate over torture remains intense. Some ...
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Jon OBrien and Religious Coalition
There is no issue more divisive and heated in American society than abortion. While the battle plays out in our living rooms, streets and courts, if we ever hope to resolve ...
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Paul J Fitzgerald and Tibor Machan
Last year Leona Helmsley left $12 million to her dog, Trouble, setting off a heated courtroom battle. California just passed a proposition that says farm animals must be ...
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More people own guns in the United States than in any other country on Earth, by some estimates as many as 80 million. People purchase firearms for a myriad of reasons, but ...
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