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Show Notes for Thursday, December 11, 2014

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• Democratic strategist Karl Frisch calls in at 9am ET / 6am PT to talk about the politics of the Senate Torture Report release

• Dean Obeidallah of “The Daily Beast” calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about Bill Cosby’s accusers

Schechner• Health care reform expert Jacki Schechner calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT for “Jacki’s Healthcare Corner”

• Podcaster Jody Hamilton joins us in the Los Angeles Bureau at 11am ET / 8am PT to hang with us for the hour

• Former Vice President Dick Cheney says a declassified Senate report on the post-9/11 CIA torture program is “full of crap.” “I think it is a terrible report, deeply flawed,” Cheney said on Fox News. “It’s a classic example of where politicians get together and throw professionals under the bus.”

• Dr. James Mitchell, a psychologist who is reported to be one of the contractors who helped craft and carry out the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program, said the so-called Senate torture report is “not balanced” and an attempt by Senate Dems to “smear” the CIA.

• Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer who a grand jury decided not to indict in the death of Eric Garner, spoke with internal affairs investigators about the case this week. “He indicated he never used a chokehold,” said Pantaleo’s attorney.