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  • Issa wants lie detector tests

    07/09/2009 5:28:47 PM PDT · by jazusamo · 13 replies · 590+ views
    The Hill ^ | July 9, 2009 | Jared Allen and Susan Crabtree
    A leading Republican on Thursday said lawmakers should be forced to take lie detector tests before receiving classified briefings, as debate intensified over lying between the intelligence community and Congress. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), a member of the Intelligence Committee and the ranking Republican on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said requiring polygraph tests would safeguard the information and clear up who is being told what. This comes as Democrats have accused the CIA of lying to members of Congress over the years, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has faced her own questions about what she knew about...