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WASHINGTON (AP) — When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on captured al-Qaida operative Abu Zubaydah, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical.

WASHINGTON (AP) — American embassies, military units and other U.S. interests are preparing for possible security threats related to the release today of a report on the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques at secret overseas facilities after the 9/11 terror attacks.

In the latest of what seems like an endless string of debates, the candidates for the GOP nomination for president in the 2012 election went head-to-head yet again on Saturday night, this time in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dubbed the ‘Commander-in-Chief Debate’ and sponsored by CBS News and National Journal, it was the first of the cycle to appear on network television and to focus on foreign po