12/14/2006
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"I believe it is my duty and my obligation as your President to confront problems now and not pass them on to future Presidents and future generations."
"The Secretaries of State and Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence shall perform such functions in a manner consistent with the President's constitutional authority to withhold informatio..."
"And so, when Congress debates these issues, it's really important to make sure that we have a permanent fix."
"The reporting function of the President under section 7104(i) of the Act is hereby assigned to the Secretary of Defense."