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30. ... The version the Obama administration is seeking to revive .. is the one

Wed May 15, 2013, 10:06 PM

May 2013

that was chiefly sponsored by Mr. Schumer, which was negotiated between the newspaper industry and the White House. It was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in a bipartisan 15-to-4 vote in December 2009. But while it was awaiting a floor vote in 2010, a furor over leaking arose after WikiLeaks began publishing archives of secret government documents, and the bill never received a vote ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/us/politics/under-fire-white-house-pushes-to-revive-media-shield-bill.html?_r=0

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WHOA! WH Asks Sen. Schumer to Re-Introduce 'Media Shield Law' Bill [View all] bigtree May 2013 OP

Chess. JaneyVee May 2013 #1

More like damage control. n/t cui bono May 2013 #14

it's a smart, clever move either way... Blue_Tires May 2013 #21

"Hey, if you don't want me invading your privacy, somebody has stop me." morningfog May 2013 #31

At least he (The President) understands how shit is SUPPOSED to work in the US POLITICAL system. Volaris May 2013 #32

funny about Issa zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #40

Badaboom! n/t Bonhomme Richard May 2013 #2

Reintroduce the media shield bill or stop your whining. n/t Life Long Dem May 2013 #3

Now what... one_voice May 2013 #4

POTUS a step ahead. Whaddyaknow? CakeGrrl May 2013 #5

A step ahead? progressoid May 2013 #6

Okay, "prepared" CakeGrrl May 2013 #8

I agree with shield laws. Jenoch May 2013 #7

Locally, thanks to an idiot that did a series of no-nos, nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #10

Media 'credentials' don't mean what they once did. Jenoch May 2013 #11

I know... And as I said locally nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #12

Are you employed as a reporter for a media organization Jenoch May 2013 #15

Employed, more like freelance for a local paper nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #17

It sounds like you are doing good work. Jenoch May 2013 #18

Well, at times it painful nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #19

I think one of the most important things local news organizations Jenoch May 2013 #20

Yup, the local burning issue, no pun...are fire boards nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #22

Duncan Hunter and Cunningham, Calvert's my rep., ewe... xtraxritical May 2013 #24

Lucky ducky? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #28

Issa was previously my rep. until redistricting... xtraxritical May 2013 #38

So things are looking up nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #39

That is what I call getting ahead of the scandal nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #13

Politicizing Benghazi for six month. Silley......... wandy May 2013 #16

that "bringing checkers" quip is the best thing I've read all week. Volaris May 2013 #33

Good! n/t ProSense May 2013 #23

at this point DonCoquixote May 2013 #25

I'll K&R that grahamhgreen May 2013 #26

I don't care why the President is doing this but glad...it needs to be done snappyturtle May 2013 #27

Something good can come out of this. ProSense May 2013 #29

... The version the Obama administration is seeking to revive .. is the one struggle4progress May 2013 #30

Interesting! Wonder if that needs its own OP? Cha May 2013 #35

What a cruel joke pmorlan1 May 2013 #34

THe fucking AP Endangered Lives with their leaks. Deal with it. Cha May 2013 #36

So the press should only report on authorized stories nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #41

Wrong pmorlan1 May 2013 #42

I know you need a good shot of reality. Cha May 2013 #43

Mahalo, bigtree! Cha May 2013 #37

And restore TRUTH IN REPORTING ACt repealed by Reagan and allows FOX etc to LIE over pub air. CarmanK May 2013 #44