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Project Grudge

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Wed May 15, 2013, 12:05 AM May 2013

Is Obama Worse For Press Freedom Than Nixon?

(The AP phone records incident) not only violates Justice Department guidelines for subpoenas of this sort, but also common sense, decency, and the First Amendment... The action against AP comes as no surprise because it is safe to say Obama is paranoid about stopping leaks. He has indicted six leakers, more than any other president in history. The previous record was three, and that encompasses the entire history of the country. But there surely is more to come.

[link:http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/is-obama-worse-for-press-freedom-than-nixon.html|]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/is-obama-worse-for-press-freedom-than-nixon.html
The article makes a convincing argument especially considering this in the context of Bradley Manning and James Risen-- despises "whistleblowers" in a way similar to Nixon.
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Is Obama Worse For Press Freedom Than Nixon? (Original Post) Project Grudge May 2013 OP
NO. Anyone that would even ask that question must not know much about Nixon. n/t Tx4obama May 2013 #1
Addendum Project Grudge May 2013 #2
Shouldn't that be Drudge? pscot May 2013 #3
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