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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: presidential papers

presidential papers stories: 2 news summaries

 Judge: 
 Cheney Won't 
 Dump Records 

Accepts aide's word that docs will go safely to Archives

Jan 20, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal judge yesterday rejected historians’ and nonprofits’ complaint that Vice President Dick Cheney planned to illegally dump some of his papers, the Washington Post reports. The judge instead took the word of a White House aide that the documents would go to the National Archives as required. The ruling... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • records • presidential papers • federal judges • National Archives

Senator Blocks Presidential Papers Bill

Anonymous hold delays attempt to overturn Bush's records-sealing order

Sep 20, 07 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - An unidentified Republican senator is blocking a bill that would overturn President Bush's 2001 executive order allowing presidents to keep their papers permanently classified. The bill, approved by the House 333-93 in March, would easily survive a presidential veto if it passed the Senate. A hold is essentially a... More »

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Senate • Ted Stevens • filibuster • Tom Coburn • presidential papers • George Voinovich • George W. Bush

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