U.S. President George W. Bush (L) discusses the transition with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama with staff members, on the South Lawn of the White House, in this file image from November 6, 2008. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is on right. The CIA withheld information from Congress about a secret counterterrorism program on orders from Cheney, a leading U.S. senator said on July 12, 2009.
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