July 2, 2009 7:18 PM
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White House Delays Release of CIA Report
(AP)
The Obama administration says it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.
The Justice Department originally had said it intended to release the report in June as part of a lawsuit, but department officials said Thursday they need until the end of August.
The report by the CIA's inspector general questioned the effectiveness of harsh interrogation methods, such as waterboarding, employed by CIA interrogators during the Bush administration.
Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said the report contains information that overlaps with other CIA documents that they also must review and release together by a court-ordered Aug. 31 deadline.
The Justice Department originally had said it intended to release the report in June as part of a lawsuit, but department officials said Thursday they need until the end of August.
The report by the CIA's inspector general questioned the effectiveness of harsh interrogation methods, such as waterboarding, employed by CIA interrogators during the Bush administration.
Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said the report contains information that overlaps with other CIA documents that they also must review and release together by a court-ordered Aug. 31 deadline.
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