They said they would ask the director of national intelligence to declassify the report.

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The State Department is being urged to declassify them, which would give the Pentagon more chance to fraternise.

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Conor Friedersdorf is correct when he argues we should be thinking about how to declassify more secrets.

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Did the White House declassify information for use in newspaper stories or books?

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Given that all those memos have already been covered by the news media, why bother to declassify them anyway?

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If the president decides to declassify information, he has that legal right.

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That is because the president can declassify any classified information.

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In the past, the United States government has been willing to declassify the high-resolution photographs taken by the SR-71 when it felt constrained from revealing the products of satellite collection systems.

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The committee also has sought and received FBI and CIA clearance to declassify some intelligence material regarding an alleged plot by the Chinese governemnt to funnel illegal money into U.S. elections.

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These concerns were underscored by the Michigan Senate, which voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that urges Mr. Obama to "declassify intelligence information regarding Guantanamo Bay detention camp detainees" and share it with the Michigan Legislature and Gov. Jennifer M.

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