Washington: Obama Bars Torture, Appoints Middle East Peace Envoy

Blair's confirmation wasn't the only news in Washington today. The Senate Finance Committee approved Tim Geitner, Barack Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary, despite some republican objections over his failure to pay several years' worth of self-employment taxes. And Hillary Clinton started her first day as secretary of state by addressing the state department's career staff. They've often been at odds with the Bush administration, but Clinton told them they'd would play a leading role in rebuilding U.S. foreign relations. Meanwhile, Barack Obama signed orders to close the guantanamo bay detention center within a year, to review military trials of terror suspects, and to ban the government's use of harsh interrogation methods. Joining me to discuss the latest from Washington is FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell.

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