Earlier Monday, senior administration officials said Obama approved the establishment of a special unit of terrorist interrogators based out of the FBI.

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The party is also calling for the establishment of a dedicated unit within the Department of Justice to co-ordinate the State's response to the McAleese report, including all forms of redress for the survivors.

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Fianna Fail has called for the establishment of a dedicated unit within the Department of Justice to co-ordinate the Irish Republic's response to the McAleese report, including all forms of redress for the survivors.

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