The Nation | Blog | The Daily Outrage | Outrageous Outtakes | Ari Berman

The Nation | Blog | The Daily Outrage | Outrageous Outtakes | Ari Berman"** Shortly after 9/11, President Bush issued an executive order restricting classified intelligence to 8 members of Congress in the House and Senate, effectively cutting 96 senators out of the loop. His reason for suddenly revoking the security clearances? "We can't have leaks of classified information," Bush said. "It's not in our nation's interest." If only the same standards applied to Scooter Libby and Karl Rove."