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Old 17th Oct 07, 04:31 PM
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House passes federal journalist shield, includes bloggers
*Source: Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...loggers.html)*
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The Free Flow of Information Act has just cleared the House by a vote of 398-21, but that doesn't mean President Bush has any interest in signing it. The bill would offer protection of sources and documents to journalists (including professional bloggers) caught up in federal investigations, and could put an end to images of reporters led from court in handcuffs after refusing to testify. The Bush administration sees it as carte blanche to leak government information without penalty, though.

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