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from the May 24, 2002 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0524/p11s03-cods.html When secrets are used as political ammoBy Daniel Schorr WASHINGTON - A controversy has blown up over how much awareness there was in the Bush administration, before Sept. 11, of the potential for a terrorist attack. The administration is resisting congressional demands to see all the relevant documents. For all of my journalistic bias in favor of disclosure, I can appreciate Vice President Cheney's position that some information, involving sources and methods, must be protected. But his argument would carry greater weight were it not for two facts. First, something I...