"Democratic leaders, led by Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, are complaining that they were kept in the dark about the so-called "shadow government," which Daschle has now taken to calling the secret government. Daschle says not a single member of Congress was aware of it, but the Cleveland Plain Dealer had the story back in October, when it reported on a "continuity of operations plan" for a possible catastrophic attack. The story spoke of "sequestering as many as 200 employees from different branches of the federal government since 9/11." And US News reported the story on Oct. 29 as well. "