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"Q I wanted to talk about the bill the President will sign tomorrow.

"MR. SNOW: Yes.

"Q It makes him a final arbiter on torture.

"MR. SNOW: Right.

"Q Does he have any guidelines, does he have any advisory group? And how will he know?

"MR. SNOW: What I've actually -- Helen, in response to your question, I called White House legal counsel --

"Q Can you repeat the question?

"MR. SNOW: Yes, how will the President know when it's torture and when it's not, and avoid having torture.

"Q And how will he approach these cases?

"MR. SNOW: And how will he approach the cases.

"The White House Office of Legal Counsel is actually putting together a paper so that -- I knew that this would come up. What they will do is help me describe to you, as accurately as possible. It's a very complex series of issues, but there are definitions that outline what constitutes torture, and I will be happy to share those. And I'll get them for you tomorrow.

"Q When are you going to release those?

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