We have all wondered and supposed why

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the Washington Press Corp does'nt have more balls when it comes to questioning this administration. Yesterday on Fresh Air, some light was shed on this subject. The administration made it clear from day one that if you got out of line with your questioning, your press pass would be pulled and your access would be nil. This was a great interview by Teri Gross, and well worth the listen.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89284024

"In 'Bush's Law,' Secret Surveillance Efforts Revealed"

"In 2005, The New York Times revealed that the National Security Agency had initiated wiretaps and other forms of surveillance without court orders. It was a story the Bush administration hoped to keep under wraps, says Eric Lichtblau, one of the two reporters who pushed for the publication of the story.

Lichtblau's new book, Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice, details how the administration used the "war on terror" to push for controversial surveillance programs.

Lichtblau is a Washington correspondent for The New York Times. In 2006, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of domestic spying."