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Originally Posted by Richard
...the controversial prison that President Barack Obama has failed to close.
...were both waterboarded dozens of times by CIA interrogators.
...Many of the 704 assessments are riddled with ambiguous language. A Times analysis shows the word "possibly" is used 387 times.
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These small snippets/asides definitely put a slant to the reporting here IMHO.
None are necessary to report the story and perhaps were intended to shame the president into action and to vilify the prison, our attempts to combat terrorism, and our inteligence agencies. 
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