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The Northerner

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Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:38 PM Aug 2012

Congressmen don't want to punish themselves for leaks?



After some high profile leaks recently made headlines in the media, Congress is pushing new legislation to prevent classified information from being made public. The Senate anti-leaking bill cracks down on government agencies' staffers. But most of the leaks come from the White House and Congress. So why aren't lawmakers getting to the source of the problem? Jon Gerstein of the Politico joins RT's Liz Wahl to discuss it.
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