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April 27, 2009

Majority of Americans Favor Probe of Bush Administration over Torture
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A new ABC/Washington Post poll has found 51 percent of Americans support
an investigation of whether Bush administration officials broke the law.
But on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs suggested
President Obama opposes the formation of an independent commission to
investigate the Bush administration’s use of torture.

Robert Gibbs: “Well, I think the President had great fears that the
debate that you’ve seen happen in this town on each side of this issue,
at the extremes, has—that’s taken place, would be what would envelop any
commission that looked backward. That’s why his focus, David, the whole
time is how we look forward in this country.”



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