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Press Clip from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

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Amid White House clash, House asserts its own rights

SOURCE: Susan Crabtree // The Hill

7 Nov 2007 // House Democrats are clashing with the White House over the breadth of its executive privilege powers as the lower chamber has been invoking its own rights to protect members from complying with Department of Justice (DoJ) investigations.

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