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Need balance between national security and media freedom, says Barack Obama
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 17-May-2013
3:32:3 AM |
President Barack Obama is defending investigations into government leaks, saying they are necessary for national security.
But he also says it's important to balance such inquiries with the need for a free press.
Obama says he has confidence in his attorney general, Eric Holder.
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Holder's Justice Department recently obtained two months of telephone records for Associated Press reporters and editors involved in a story that disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen.
Obama says it's time to renew discussions about a federal shield law that would protect journalists and their employers from having to reveal sources
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