Behind Those Closed Doors

By Bruce Handy; Glynis Sweeny

Vice President Dick Cheney still refuses to disclose information about his energy task force, and Congress is threatening to sue. Is Cheney hiding something? Or is he standing up for principle and protecting the right of future Administrations to have policy dictated by corporate malefactors in strictest confidence? Given the way things work in Washington, it is unlikely any actual laws were broken...