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Dan Abrams

Dan Abrams is CEO of Abrams Research, an attorney, and chief legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.

articles/2009/05/03/bushs-lawyers-strike-back/abrams-attorney-generals_25231_zuupmh

Bush's Lawyers Strike Back

In a candid joint interview, ex-Attorneys General Alberto Gonzales and John Ashcroft talk to Dan Abrams about whether torture is illegal, fear of prosecution, and mistakes they made.

Dan Abrams

articles/2009/02/27/the-man-who-got-new-york-back/morgenthau_16096_grh9o4

The Man Who Got New York Back

After 34 years as Manhattan’s District Attorney, the legendary Robert Morgenthau has announced his retirement. Dan Abrams explains what New York owes to the 89-year-old law enforcer, and why America will miss him.

Dan Abrams

articles/2009/01/28/blago-on-the-offensive/abrams-blagojevich_12067_go2oie

Blago on the Offensive

You thought the tapes were a disaster. Dan Abrams reports that Rod Blagojevich’s efforts to woo Larry King and other media members are one of the great p.r. catastrophes of our time, because the outspoken governor won’t make what might be a compelling case.

Dan Abrams

articles/2009/01/26/building-a-better-guantaacutenamo/abrams-guantanamo-prison_11807_njgmy3

Building a Better Guantánamo

The brutal prison will close. But the idea, Dan Abrams argues, wasn’t all bad. How President Obama can construct another offshore site for America’s enemies.

Dan Abrams

articles/2009/01/16/obama-should-clean-house-at-justice/abrams-obama_10690_w5nvqc

Obama Should Clean House at Justice

Bush took firing U.S. Attorneys to a whole new level so it would be poetic justice if President Obama purged the DoJ.

Dan Abrams

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