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[UPDATED] Obama Administration Announces New State Secrets Policy, Finally

By | 09.23.09 | 10:24 am

After seeking to dismiss at least a half-dozen lawsuits alleging torture, illegal wiretapping and other abuses by Bush administration officials, each time on the grounds that the lawsuits would endanger national security by unearthing “state secrets,” the Obama administration today is expected to finally change its tune.

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