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Re:Obama Quietly Issues Ruling: It's Legal For The FBI To Ac... by billymeltdown on Friday January 22, 2010 @04:40PM (#1070751)
Well, the OLC issued the ruling as a means of ass-covering, it's a legal brief detailing the basis of why they think this is legal.

The fact that they're doing such should trouble anyone with half a brain, but it also comes as no surprise at this point.

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Re:Obama Quietly Issues Ruling: It's Legal For The FBI To Ac... by billymeltdown on Friday January 22, 2010 @04:41PM (#1070755)
In other words, the DOJ is basically saying they have no intention of investigating or prosecuting these crimes alleged to have been committed by the FBI as reported in the NY Times and elsewhere.
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