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Bush Defends Treatment of Terrorism Suspects

By DAVID JOHNSTON and SCOTT SHANE
Published: October 5, 2007

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 — President Bush defended his administration’s treatment of terrorism suspects today, but the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee accused the president of keeping Congress in the dark about how those suspects are interrogated.

“This government does not torture people,” Mr. Bush said. “You know, we stick to U.S. law and our international obligations.”