“The US administration pushed back Tuesday after being accused of undermining press freedom by seizing reporters’ phone records, claiming officials took the drastic steps to protect American lives. Amid a barrage of criticism, Attorney General Eric Holder said telephone logs were secretly taken from US news agency the Associated Press as part of a probe into a security breach which had put the American people at risk. The comments came as President Barack Obama’s administration faced heavy criticism over the Justice Department’s decision to seize two months of phone records from the news operations of the Associated Press.”
Related posts:
Public smooching arrest prompts Mexico ‘kiss-in’
Officer convicted of stealing guns in Prince George’s County
Ex-CIA agent convicted of Italian kidnapping and held in Panama being returned to US
Gay parades banned in Moscow for 100 years
Drone owners must register with FAA, starting December 21
Study Puts Exonerations at Record Level in U.S.
NSA surveillance goes beyond Orwell's imagination: Guardian editor
China's State Press Calls for 'Building a de-Americanized World'
Saudis ‘will not destroy the US shale industry’: hedge funds
Obama accepts resignation of IRS acting chief over ‘inexcusable’ tea party scandal
Car bomb rocks Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon
American Bar Association: Some basic rules for using ‘bitcoin’ as virtual money
ECB Suspends Cyprus Government Bonds as Collateral
Spanish Pension Raids Spell Bad News for Bond Sales
Trump's visa ban also applies to dual citizens