Bill Richardson, a Democrat, said he wanted to know how many guards were coming to his state, New Mexico, and was discouraged that the White House could not give him an answer.

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One answer is to plug clusters of equipment (for instance, computers, monitors, printers, modems and routers) into a proper surge protector that not only guards against nasty electrical spikes coming down the line, but also shuts down all the equipment completely when you switch off.

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How the new approach holds up after Stone leaves when his tour ends in the coming months will be a test of how successful he has been in changing the psychology of guards and detainees alike.

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