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Katherine Minter Cary,
division chief, Texas attorney general's office, 2005

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Feb. 3, 2007
TOP NEWS

Government secrecy, threat to press examined

Report by Geoffrey R. Stone looks at rising conflicts over classified information, accusations of treason when leaks are disclosed.
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OTHER HEADLINES


Feds consider suing studio, newspaper over movie promotion
Last April, Paramount placed devices in Los Angeles Times news racks that played movie theme when door opened; some people mistook them for bombs. 02.03.07

Wash. high school club cleared to watch Gore film
Meanwhile, separate school board in state lifts two-week moratorium on showing global-warming documentary 'Inconvenient Truth' in class. 02.03.07

NYC can't block young adults from buying spray paint
2nd Circuit says portions of anti-graffiti law 'appear to burden substantially more speech than is necessary to achieve the city's legitimate interest in preventing illegal graffiti.' 02.02.07

Reporters, their methods scrutinized in CIA leak case
Poynter Institute scholar says craft of journalism isn't always pretty but that doesn't mean its practitioners are irresponsible. 02.02.07

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ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY

Policing the First Amendment
By Nat Hentoff Push by some members of Congress to reinstate Fairness Doctrine to ensure 'diversity of views' would instead revive an enemy of free speech. 01.31.07

Congressmen’s letter a refreshing defense of press freedom
By Gene Policinski Democrat, Republican co-sign request to Justice Department to stop trying to force San Francisco Chronicle reporters to reveal sources in steroids trial. 01.28.07

Is McCain-Feingold Act poised for a setback?
By Tony Mauro Campaign-finance law's restriction on certain ads before elections will be tested in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life. 01.22.07

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