02/09/09: The Associated Press reports that Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a review of all claims of state secrets, which were used under President Bush to shield controversial anti-terrorism programs from lawsuits. Even as officials promised a thorough review, government lawyers continued to invoke the state secrets law Monday in a federal appeals court in San Francisco in a case involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. HT to How Appealing.
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