Legislation to ban torture scrapped under pressure on Capitol Hill

Fri, 02/26/2010 - 13:03
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Federal legislation that would have explicitly outlawed torture during interrogations such as water boarding and electric shocks, was scrapped this week. Democratic leadership withdrew the language due to pressure from Republicans and some conservative lawmakers from their own party. But bill sponsors say the fight doesn't end there. Tanya Snyder reports from Capitol Hill.

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