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Panel Reported No Violations for Five Years

An independent oversight board created to identify intelligence abuses after the CIA scandals of the 1970s did not send any reports to the attorney general of legal violations during the first 5 1/2 years of the Bush administration's counterterrorism effort, the Justice Department has told Congress.

Harrington said that under President Bill Clinton, the board promptly sent reports of legal violations by intelligence agencies to the attorney ... Full Story »

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Carol Colombo
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by Carol Colombo - Oct. 1, 2008

Article was informative, gave some background, and raises more questions. Another part of our system of checks and balances seems to have failed or been subverted. Coincidence?

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