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Prisoner abuse and national security.

Hello again, I'm Aronaldi, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Now we know that CIA

interrogators used a gun in a power drill, faked in execution, choked one prisoner and threatened

to kill another one's children. Former Vice President Dick Cheney says they deserve America's

gratitude. Attorney General Eric Holder wants them investigated for possible crimes. Should

policymakers in the Bush White House be held

accountable to? Can the CIA still do its job? What's the new role of the FBI? And what does it

take to protect America's safety and obey the law? On reporter's notebook, Scotland, Libya,

and the Lockerbie bomber. First, here's the news.

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D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again. We're in Alany, back with To the Point.

The Inspector General's report

describes CIA interrogators menacing suspects with guns and power drills and threatening to

rape their wives and kill their children. Did Bush White House officials authorize torture?

What's next for the CIA, the FBI, and efforts to protect America's national security?

On reporter's notebook, we'll hear from Scotland about the political consequences of releasing the Lockerbee bomber.

First, this news update, just as Wall Street opened for business today, President Obama announced his decision to nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve.

The president interrupted his vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

Been approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom, with bold

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