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FBI Cites Detainee Mistreatment

This week, the Justice Department's inspector general issued a report citing hundreds of field agent accounts of detainee abuse at US detention centers. John Miller, Assistant Director for the FBI, details the findings.

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Interagency Conflict

The report from the Justice Department's inspector general reveals a conflict between governmental agencies on the issue of handling detainees. Washington Post reporter Carrie Johnson explains the internal strife.

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Commemorating the Fallen

Is the significance of Memorial Day lost in the shuffle of out of town getaways and holiday sales? How are you honoring our nation's soldiers this weekend? Let us know!

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No Free Lunch

We think of humanitarian aid as being charitable and selfless, but sometimes there are strings attached-- or even unintended consequences. Michael Barnett, professor at the Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and editor of Humanitarianism in Question: Politics, Power, Ethics, talks about the challenges of doing good in the face of bad.

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The Pastor Factor

McCain has been getting his share of flak for his ties to outspoken pastors whose endorsements he has rejected. Nathan Guttman, Washington Bureau Chief of the Forward, provides context to the controversy.

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Rules For The Street

As part of WNYC’s Street Shots Online Photo Festival, we discuss the legality and ethics of taking photos of everyday people in New York. Bruce Gilden, one of the participants in Street Shots, and Eileen Clancy, founding member of Picture New York, discuss the changing rules of street photography. We also hear from Paul Browne, Deputy Commissioner for Public Information at the NYPD, who helps explain some of the policy surrounding public photography.

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