U.S. President George W. Bush vetoed on Saturday a bill that would ban the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from using harsh tactics including waterboarding to interrogate terrorist suspects. Bush announced the decision in his weekly radio address to the nation, defending such tactics have helped foil [...]

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The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency knew dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002 against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to purported U.S. intelligence documents posted on the Internet.
 
Citing the documents, Chavez lashed out at U.S. officials on Thursday, saying they knew a coup was brewing but failed to tip off Venezuela’s government.
 
“The CIA [...]

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