Torture

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August 26, 2011
OPINION - Cheney no doubt is hoping to capitalize on a forgetful and economically distracted general public with his brand…
August 10, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Fifteen incarcerated men who claim they were sent to prison by confessions that were beaten, burned and…
August 2, 2011
BAY AREA - Organizers who say California prisoners are "tortured" in solitary confinement are planning a rally Monday to show…
May 13, 2011
OPINION - By killing the spirit of the victim without actually physically committing homicide, the aggressor gains more control over…
April 15, 2011
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A teenager was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for his role in the 2008…
February 9, 2011
From Talking Points Memo: Rep. Allen West (R-FL), is getting a high-level speaking post for a freshman — the closing
January 22, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Dozens of people -- almost all of them black men -- claimed for decades that Burge and…
January 21, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Standing before the court, Jon Burge said he knew his case brought the department into disrepute and…
January 20, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Dozens of suspects -- almost all of them black men -- claimed for decades that Jon Burge…
June 29, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors have alleged Burge didn't act alone, and one witness said Burge didn't touch him but looked…
June 28, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Lt. Jon Burge, a decorated former Chicago police lieutenant, was accused of suffocating, shocking and beating confessions…
June 25, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - All five accusers have several criminal convictions, including the murders of two police officers...
June 23, 2010
OPINION - Rarely do we come across a case that so clearly embodies racial hatred, elements of torture and police…
June 17, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - For years, the mention of Jon Burge's name has triggered anger in the black community over allegations…
May 27, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - For decades, black men across Chicago described torture at the hands of former police Lt. Jon Burge…
October 22, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- When a black woman told West Virginia authorities in 2007 that seven white people had raped…
October 21, 2009
OPINION -- The reality is that this case is about as weird as they come, and the rest of us…
October 6, 2009
VIDEO - Investigators say a group of men burst into a Florida home, killing two people. A toddler found underneath…
June 10, 2009
Amendment IV: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches
May 29, 2009
The question about whether or not to torture suspected terrorists has been a controversial issue in the news lately. President