From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

A new look for America's terrorism interrogations.

Hello again, I'm Arunalny, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

President Obama has set up a new team to question terrorist suspects, with less authority

for the CIA, and more for the White House and the Justice Department. At the same time,

more details are being revealed about past abuses, including threatening use of a gun and a

power drill. Will a special prosecutor reopen investigations?

Also today, industrial agriculture means more food at lower prices than ever before,

but are there hidden costs to land, water, and even human health?

Should Americans be asked to pay more for what's called a sustainable system?

Could it feed as many people? First,

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Well, and I'll be back with To the Poet. Industrial agriculture produces huge quantities of meat and grain, but are they as cheap as they seem? What about damage to land and water and the medical consequences of human obesity? Is there a better way? We'll get to that in our second half hour. First, this news update, the Obama administration has created a new team of interrogators to question suspected terrorists. Members will come from several intelligence agencies,

but they'll be housed at the FBI and supervised by the National Security Council. That's a

White House agency. Greg Miller reports for the Los Angeles Times. Greg, thanks a lot for being

with us. Thank you. Tell us more about the details of this

and the reason for it. Well, the reason for it is, you know, the Obama administration came

into office. One of the first things that President Obama did was to try to take control of the

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