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Senate report: Torture didn’t lead to bin Laden

The Columbian
Published: March 30, 2014, 5:00pm
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Then-CIA Director Michael Hayden, and a former National Security Agency chief, participates in a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., on Jan.
Then-CIA Director Michael Hayden, and a former National Security Agency chief, participates in a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., on Jan. 15, 2009. Photo Gallery

WASHINGTON — A Senate investigation concludes waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods provided no key evidence in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, according to congressional aides and outside experts familiar with a still-secret, 6,200-page report. The finding could deepen the worst rift in years between lawmakers and the CIA.

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