Quoted: Blocking investigations of those in political power is one of the unifying beliefs of establishment journalism.

Quoted: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefed on the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” on terrorist suspect Abu Zubaydah in September 2002, according to a report prepared by the Director of National Intelligence’s office and obtained by ABC News. The Note, authored by ABC News' Rick Klein, covers politics, the White House, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, and all latest political campaigning for the 2012 presidential race. Washington's first and most influential tipsheet, The Note will detail the administration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and influential Cabinet members such as Secretary of State and former 2008 campaign rival Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration's relationship with former President Bill Clinton. ABC News' The Note keeps track of Washington controversy, scandal and the major issues facing the nation: the economy, recession, taxes, bailout, health care, social security and financial crisis. And, as the race for 2012 presidential campaign heats up, The Note tracks all of the major political players: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich and more.

Quoted: BERLIN, April 21 -- European prosecutors are likely to investigate CIA and Bush administration officials on suspicion of violating an international ban on torture if they are not held legally accountable at home, according to U.N. officials and human rights lawyers.

Quoted: After banning and then publicizing the most controversial interrogation practices employed by the CIA, President Obama called on the agency Monday to live up to its mission under its new marching orders.

Quoted: President Obama's decision not to prosecute CIA agents who engaged in torture violates international law, a UN expert says.

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Quoted: Spanish prosecutors decide to fulfill their legal obligations by commencing war crimes investigations of six key Bush officials.

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Quoted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA will decommission the infamous black sites where terrorism suspects were interrogated with harsh techniques that included waterboarding, agency director Leon Panetta said