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Tuesday, July 8, 2008 12:00 AM

Aug. 8, 1974 vs. July 9, 2008

Almost 35 years ago, a U.S. president was forced to resign due to lawbreaking and surveillance abuses. This week, the U.S. Congress will act to cover up and protect far worse lawbreaking.

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  • Tuesday, July 8, 2008 10:23 AM

    awklib

    I believe it's more than the ranking members...Feingold said that 30 members of the Senate have been informed of the TSP, which is roughly the number of members of those committees.

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