From the daily archives: Thursday, August 4, 2011

Romney’s Mysterious Million Dollar Donor

By Diane Sweet On August 4, 2011  

Mitt Romney has been kicking ass on the campaign fundraising trail, leaving his GOP rivals in the dust raising $15-20 million through June 30, 2011:

“Obviously, Romney has leveraged his standing in the polls to raise early money in the race,” said Tobe Berkovitz, a professor at Boston University’s College of Communication. [...]

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Federal Judge: Rumsfeld Can Be Sued For Torture

By Diane Sweet On August 4, 2011  

U.S. Federal Judge says ‘Yes, he can.’

WaPo:

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled that former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld can be sued personally for damages by a former U.S. military contractor who says he was tortured during a nine-month imprisonment in Iraq.

The lawsuit lays out a dramatic tale [...]

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