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Releasing OLC memo would further expose Bush torture policies 5/14 Amrit Singh [Staff attorney, ACLU]: "For almost four years now, the ACLU has been litigating under the Freedom of Information Act for the disclosure of government documents relating to the torture of prisoners held in U.S. custody abroad since September 11, 2001. The Bush administration, however, continues to fight tooth and nail to withhold key policy documents authorizing the torture of ...." [more]

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	Delegates gathered in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention On May 14, 1787, delegates from each state begin to arrive in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. The last delegates arrived 10 days later, on May 24. Learn more about the Constitutional Convention....." [more]