Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the House Republican leader, used the White House meeting to push for the release of more memorandums documenting the use of the harsh techniques, suggesting they could show that the interrogation methods were effective, as former Vice President Dick Cheney has claimed.
The real highlight was when Syriza MP, Yannis Michelogiannakis a man revered as an anti memorandum superhero voted "Yes," even though he made very clear that he wanted no more memoranda.
Obama also utilized presidential memoranda and proclamations to accomplish significant goals, and to a somewhat greater extent than prior presidents — Obama probably issued about a third more memoranda than his immediate predecessor, President Bush, and perhaps as many as his executive orders.
But may I be allowed, before a more complete memorandum is handed to your high jurisdiction, to present to the Tribunal a few ideas which appear to me necessary to be recalled., It appears, as a matter of fact, that this concept of a collective responsibility of the various groups goes hand in hand with the concept of conspiracy constituting the other governing ideas of the Indictment.
But the 2005 Justice Department opinions remain in effect, and their legal conclusions have been confirmed by several more recent memorandums, officials said.
In a twist this week, Mr. Cheney, a fierce defender of secrecy as vice president, called for the release of more classified memorandums that he asserted prove the effectiveness of the coercive techniques.
The Obama administration last week began releasing more secret memorandums written by Mr. Yoo and others that made such wide-ranging claims about presidential power that Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, called them "shocking".
There is interest within the System, and we have under consideration the possibility, of more formal memoranda of understanding or letters of agreement with the non-governmental partners.
Fabrication of data in those studies may have "contributed to the death of one or more patients," a memorandum from the department says.
Secretary Paulson unveiled his plan as a three-page talking points memorandum more than a week ago, saying it was time to stop dealing with crises as they arose and get to a more general plan that would calm the markets once and for all.
