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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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Scott Wilk
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by Scott Wilk - Oct. 1, 2008

A scoop for the Post. More evidence of just how badly things are being run by this administration. Notice Dana Perino's response? Not "We'll fix it," but "...the President relies on.." the DNI:not his fault. Bravo Mr.Soloman.

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