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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Ellison, Franken support accountability for U.S.-committed torture

Minnesota has long been a center for human rights advocates. From Hubert Humphrey's 1948 speech on civil rights, to Harold Stassen's drafting of the U.N.

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | An open letter to Sen. Klobuchar on 10th anniversary of torture memos

By Chuck Turchick, Free Speech Zone

Dear Senator Klobuchar:

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Perverter of Presidential Power Comes to Town

By Thomas Dickinson, Free Speech Zone

Isn't it just amazing that the University of St.

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Aug. 1-2 Fast Against Torture commemorates eight years since torture memos

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe

August 1 is the eight-year anniversary of the John Yoo/Jay Bybee torture memos. Coincidentally, the statute of limitations applicable to the Federal Torture Statute is also eight years. While it could be extended if death resulted, if a continuing conspiracy is found, or if a little-known provision of the Patriot Act is invoked, this anniversary is nonetheless of particular significance.

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Sad clouds hang over St. Thomas Law graduation

By Roger Cuthbertson and Coleen Rowley

UPDATED 6/29/2010 Clouds hung over the St. Thomas School of Law graduation on May 8, 2010, in more ways than one. The University of St.

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