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Wednesday, August 1, 2007 12:00 AM

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Journalists' use of anonymity, Cheney's use of the New York Times and the Beltway's use of war.

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  • Wednesday, August 1, 2007 06:47 AM

    October 4, 2001, to be precise

    According to Dick Cheney: The executive branch has conducted the TSP, from its inception on October 4, 2001 to the present, with great care to operate within the law, with approval as to legality of Presidential authorizations every 45 days or so by senior Government attorneys.

    http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/pdf/0608cheneyresponse.pdf

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