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Media Tangled in Lobbyist Case: Press Freedoms Debated After Wiretapping of Call to Reporter

Date: November 12, 2005

Author: Howard Kurtz

QUOTE: In a city where secrets of varying import are whispered every day, the case has sparked a debate about whether prosecutors are attempting to criminalize conversations with journalists. While the pending trial of the two former staffers for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has been overshadowed by the CIA leak investigation, media advocates fear it could have an equally negative impact on the flow of information.

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Key People:

• Richard Bonin
• Glenn Kessler
• Ahmed Chalabi
• Laura Rozen
• Lucy Dalglish Esq.
• Victoria Toensing Esq.
• Michael Dobbs
• Michael Tomasky
• Carol Giacomo

Key Organizations:

• American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, The (RCFP)
• Washington Post Newspaper

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • National Security / Secrecy

• Law & Justice
  • Justice System
    • Lawyers: General
      • Prosecutors

• Media & Journalism
  • Interviews
  • Press Freedom / Media-Government Relations
  • Sources

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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