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Read the full Senate report on CIA interrogation and the minority report in response

Nation Dec 11, 2014 4:47 PM EDT

Senate investigators delivered a damning indictment of CIA practices Tuesday, accusing the spy agency of inflicting pain and suffering on prisoners beyond legal limits and deceiving the nation with narratives of life-saving interrogations unsubstantiated by its own records. Read full PBS NewsHour coverage of the report here.

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