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Bush Denies Congress Access to Aides

Move Sets Up Showdown with Congress Over Executive Power

SOURCE: Peter Baker // The Washington Post

9 Jul 2007 // President Bush directed two former aides today to defy congressional subpoenas and refuse to testify about the dismissals of nine U.S. attorneys, asserting executive privilege for the second time in two weeks amid rising partisan tensions between the White House and Capitol Hill.

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