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DonViejo

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Mon Apr 14, 2014, 05:11 PM Apr 2014

Peter King: Pulitzer For Snowden Enablers 'A Disgrace'

DANIEL STRAUSS – APRIL 14, 2014, 4:04 PM EDT

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) isn't happy with The Washington Post and The Guardian US getting a Pulitzer for their coverage of leaker Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency's secret surveillance program.

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Awarding the Pulitzer to Snowden enablers is a disgrace
3:23 PM - 14 Apr 2014


King has been an outspoken critic of a number of media coverage outlets for their attention to Snowden and the NSA surveillance program. In January King strongly criticized The New York Times for an editorial that argued for a clemency deal for Snowden.

"Edward Snowden, he's a traitor or a defector or both, and the New York Times is an accomplice," King said.

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Peter King: Pulitzer For Snowden Enablers 'A Disgrace' (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2014 OP
many of this sites not-so-closeted Republicans would agree villager Apr 2014 #1
Peter King is a disgrace. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #2
To Peter King: LittleBlue Apr 2014 #3
You need to edit your headline KamaAina Apr 2014 #4
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