Bush State Secrets

Obama To Set Higher Bar For Keeping State Secrets

washingtonpost.com | Carrie Johnson | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration will announce a new policy Wednesday making it much more difficult for the government to claim that it is protecting state se...

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Obama Officials Defend Controversial State Secret Decision

The Atlantic | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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The State Secret Privilege is perhaps the most powerful executive tool available for any president to use, and thus the Obama administration's decisio...

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Eric Holder Reviewing All Bush State Secrets

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Eric Holder, the new attorney general, has ordered a review of all claims of state secrets, which were used under President Bush to...

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