Probe of interrogation memo lawyers nears end

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Source: AP

By DEVLIN BARRETT – 39 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is nearing the end of its probe into Bush administration lawyers who wrote secret memos approving harsh interrogation techniques.

The Associated Press obtained a copy of a letter from the Justice Department informing two members of Congress that a key deadline in the inquiry expired Monday.

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Edited to add:

Deadline for Bush lawyers to respond to probe passes

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Justice Department has told Congress the deadline has passed for Bush administration attorneys who wrote the so-called "torture memos" to respond to a crucial internal investigation of the lawyers' performance.
John Yoo is among ex-Bush administration lawyers given a chance to respond to the Justice Department probe.

John Yoo is among ex-Bush administration lawyers given a chance to respond to the Justice Department probe.

But the department late Monday hedged on making the nearly completed investigation report public.

Sources familiar with the much-anticipated report by the Justice Department's ethics unit, known as the Office of Professional Responsibility, said it is sharply critical of the authors of the controversial policies.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/justice.torture.memos.deadline/

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1. The article goes on to say

that the conclusions of the "probe" were not included in the letter. Hard to guess what they will be.