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Executive Privilege The White House and the General Accounting Office reached an impasse this week when Vice President Dick Cheney refused to provide the GAO with information about his energy task force meetings last year. The White House hasn't used the words "executive privilege," but it is arguing that the administration has a right to privacy in its policy meetings. Host Lisa Simeone talks with Professor Mark Rozell, author of Executive Privilege: The Dilemma of Secrecy and Democratic Accountability.

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Executive Privilege

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The White House and the General Accounting Office reached an impasse this week when Vice President Dick Cheney refused to provide the GAO with information about his energy task force meetings last year. The White House hasn't used the words "executive privilege," but it is arguing that the administration has a right to privacy in its policy meetings. Host Lisa Simeone talks with Professor Mark Rozell, author of Executive Privilege: The Dilemma of Secrecy and Democratic Accountability.