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A Democratic insider's call for a new presidential secrecy power

Matt Miller of the Center for American Progress wants to crush one of the few remaining means by which Americans learn about their government: disclosure by presidential aides

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  • Sunday, December 7, 2008 07:18 AM

    Is this a no-no, too, Mr. Miller?

    Rove planning to ‘name names’ of Bush haters in his new book.

    “There were people who never accepted the legitimacy of George W. Bush and acted accordingly,” he said. […]

    Also reserved for between the covers of Rove’s book is his checklist of the “great many of the political actors in this town (who) never accepted him as a legitimate president.”

    “I’ve got behind-the-scenes episodes that are going to show how unreceiving they were of this man as president of the United States,” Rove said, adding: “I’m going to name names and show examples.”

    http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/07/rove-haters

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