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Obama Invokes State Secrets Privilege In New Case

Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement about the case, Shubert et. al v. Obama, that "there is no way for this case to move forward without jeopardizing ongoing intelligence activities that we rely upon to protect the safety of the American... Full Article at Dispatches from the C

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