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Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 11:00 AM EDT
Cheney’s Big Win
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A federal appeals court ruled that the Vice-President does not have to disclose details of how White House energy policy was shaped in the early days of President Bush’s first term.

The lawsuit was filed by the Sierra Club and watchdog group Judicial Watch. They charged that oil company executives that the Vice-President consulted were de facto members of his 2001 National Energy Policy Development Group and that their identities were subject to disclosure.

David Stout, Washington correspondent for The New York Times, gives perspective on today’s ruling.

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David Stout, Washington correspondent The New York Times

 
 

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