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WASHINGTON – President Bush said Tuesday that recent displays of nooses are disturbing and indicate that some Americans may be losing sight of the suffering that blacks have endured across the nation. “The era of rampant lynching is a shameful chapter in American history,” Bush said in an event marking …

WASHINGTON – The top U.S. general in Afghanistan on Wednesday challenged the widely held view that the insurgency there is worsening, saying he thinks “it’s probably stayed about the same.” Speaking to Pentagon reporters, U.S. Gen. Dan McNeill also said some of the reasons American forces are having better success …

WASHINGTON – CIA Director Michael Hayden cast doubt on the legality of waterboarding on Thursday, a day after the White House said the harsh interrogation tactic has saved American lives and could be used in the future. Hayden told the House Intelligence Committee that he officially prohibited CIA operatives from …