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Water Over Their Heads
Yeah, the Presidential horse race is fun and interesting. But on vital questions of the day, the candidates spit out flimsy, general rhetoric and walk away.

Lost in the swirl of the Super Tuesday vote was a very important story about your safety and security. In order to better define the debate on torture, the Senate Intelligence Committee is investigating the interrogation technique known as "waterboarding," whereby a bound captive is placed upside down underwater.

It is not a nice feeling.

CIA director Michael Hayden told the Senators that, since 9/11, the agency had used waterboarding exactly three times in order to extract information from reluctant captives. The men involved were all al-Qaeda big shots and, according to the CIA, they all gave up information that prevented terror attacks that could have killed thousands.

Also, the director of national intelligence, Mike McConnell, told the Senators that al-Qaeda is being protected inside Pakistan and is currently training agents to infiltrate the United States with the purpose of killing civilians.

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Here are some of the big stories and guests coming up* on The Radio Factor and The O'Reilly Factor:

• We'll talk to controversial author Michael Scheuer about his new book that tackles the question of why fundamentalist Muslim nations hate the USA--you won't want to miss it...
• What happens when you die? The Factor will take a look at the afterlife and talk to author Don Piper about his near-death experience...
• Help us catch a criminal--we'll tell you about the FBI's most wanted pedophile...

* Lineups and schedules are always subject to change based on breaking news.

louche |loosh| adj. Dubious; of questionable intent or morality.

Example: Each week in our "Policing the 'Net" segment we take a look at some of the louche behaviors that happen on the Internet.

Bill is hitting the road! He'll be appearing in Portland, Oregon at the Keller Auditorium on Friday, February 15 for KXL's TalkFest Election 2008. Tickets are still available, so get yours now!

Plus, Bill will be speaking in Los Angeles, California at the Brentwood Theatre on Thursday, February 21, brought to you by KABC. Tickets are free but a limited number of premium seats are available for $79. See you there!

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