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“CIA skeletons created huge stink over Capital Hill”

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Published 11 July, 2009, 03:14

A covert CIA spying program that the U.S. Congress knew nothing about provoked mass debates, and people now doubt Congress can oversee intelligence issues, says U.S. journalist Tim Starks from Congressional Quarterly.

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