google.com - 10/31/2009
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1 day ago WASHINGTON The White House, key senators and media representatives have reached a compromise on legislation to protect reporters from being forced to disclose their confidential sources in federal court. Senate supporters of the so-called media shield bill said Friday that the deal ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/26/2009
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After a meeting between Senate leaders and the
White House last week, a number of sources spoke...
to both myself and other reporters, reporting that the White House was pushing back on Majority Leader Harry Reid's inclination to do what he did today : ...
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Schumer: We Prevailed On The White House That Public ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 10/27/2009
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ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: If an immediately
available -- no trigger -- public option makes it...
to President Obama's desk, the member of Congress who may deserve the most credit for making it happen is Sen. Chuck Schumer. The New York ...
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From Opt In to Opt Out: Chuck Schumer's 'Great Day'
news.yahoo.com - 11/2/2009
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Senators, White House Reach Deal On Media-Shield Bill
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... while making sure the government can do its job of protecting citizens. (snip) Under the compromise, the balancing test would be eliminated in classified leak cases where the government can show that disclosure of a source's identity is necessary to prevent or mitigate an act of terrorism or substantial harm to national security. But the government would also have to provide specific facts: it could not make a national security claim and then withhold most of the details. Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtFdL...
I Don't Suppose It Will Be Called The "Too Late For Libby" Shield Law
JustOneMinute —
Apparently Congressional negotiators and the White House have agreed on a reporter shield law which satisfies national security concerns raised by Team Obama: The original bill centered on the idea that a balancing test should be applied under which a federal judge would weigh the public's right to know versus national security claims made by the government. The administration wanted to eliminate that balancing test in many cases involving terrorism and other security cases. Under the compromise, the balancing test would be eliminated in classified leak cases where the ...
Reason Morning Links: A Gripping Election in New York, a Disintegrating Election in Afghanistan, and an Old Election in Nevada
Hit & Run —
... • NY-23's freshly withdrawn Republican
endorses the Democrat over the Conservative.
• CIT Group
files for bankruptcy.
• Republicans
prepare their own health care bill.
• The Afghan runoff is cancelled
after the president's opponent exits the race.
• The White House and members of the press reach a
compromise on a media shield law.
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Artificial snow falls in China.
• Late-breaking news from Nevada:
Ron Paul won. (His audit-the-Fed bill, on the ...
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