Obama Leaks

Michael Calderone

Obama's War On Leaks

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.18.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. -- The Obama administration Friday morning continued its headlong attack on the right of reporters to protect their confidential sources...

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Federal Contractor Charged With Leaking Secrets To Press

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 05.26.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday accused an analyst who worked at the State Department of leaking top secret information about No...

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Obama Administration Taking Tougher Stance On Classified Leaks Though More Cases Were Handled During Bush Years

Posted 05.25.2011

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The recent New York Times report that the Obama administration is taking a more aggressive stance than its predecessor to punish unauthorized leaks to...

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Obama CBS Interview: I'd Fire The Afghanistan Decision Leakers

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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AP BEIJING — President Barack Obama said Wednesday his upcoming strategy in Afghanistan will "put us on a path towards ending the war" and that ...

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Gates: If I Knew Who Leaked, 'That Would Probably Be A Career Ender'

The New York Times | Elisabeth Bumiller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is normally a mild-mannered man, at least in public, but he unleashed a torrent on his plane on Thursday morning abo...

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Serving Their Own Purposes

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Lux

I have no doubt that some of Obama's senior appointees will pursue their personal agenda even if it hurts their president, and progressives need to call them out on it.

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Axelrod On Obama Transition Leaks: 'No One Is Frustrated' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama's chief campaign strategist and soon to be White House senior advisor David Axelrod said the transition team is not upset over the incr...

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Obama's Once-Disciplined Team Springs Leaks During Transition

Washington Post | Shailagh Murray and Chris Cillizza | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama was famously able to impose discipline and control over his presidential campaign, but it didn't take long for him to discover that runni...

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