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Hear Rep. Bill Otto and "the Lineball Sisters" discuss all manner of smalltown life in Kansas in the second hour after these news stories.

Counterspin (30 min.) Description: This week on CounterSpin: It's hard to think of a time when a free press is more necessary than when the public needs to know about crimes committed in our name. So the release of a Senate report on CIA torture is a test for US media. We'll talk about the report and the media response with Baher Azmy, legal director at the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Free Speech Radio News (30 min.) Description:

• Section of CIA torture report declassified; brutal torture tactics revealed
• Demonstrations calling for police accountability continue around the U.S.
• Recount confirms defeat of Oregon ballot initiative to mandate labeling of GMOs
• Turkish police raid and shut down community center squat in Istanbul
• Gaza farmers face low yields after fields damaged during Israeli offensive
• Indigenous leaders face risks for environmental defense of Amazon Basin

Co-hosted during the second hour with Rep. Bill Otto, formerly of the 9th district, in the Kansas legislature listen in to conversations with "Traditional Republicans" who have lived small town life in Kansas across the generations.