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Can democracy function when government systematically hides the truth?

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By Reviewed by James Bamford

Sunday, October 14, 2007

TAKEOVER

The Return of the Imperial Presidency

And the Subversion of American Democracy

By Charlie Savage

Little, Brown. 400 pp. $25.99

NATION OF SECRETS

The Threat to Democracy

And the American Way of Life

By Ted Gup

Doubleday. 322 pp. $24.95

TOP SECRET

When Our Government Keeps Us

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