The Bush White House has turned hiding politically unpalatable—or embarrassing—information into an art form. The list is long: The lies about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. The still-secret meetings of Dick Cheney’s energy task force. What exactly is going on in [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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1) Bushmen Winning Terror War http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=12&u=/ap/20040611/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/powell_terror_report
WASHINGTON - The State Department acknowledged Thursday it was wrong in reporting terrorism declined worldwide last year, a finding used to boost one of President Bush’s chief foreign policy claims
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