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Government

Apr. 14, 2007

Pulling Punches on Grand Jury Leaks

When the Justice Department set out to plug a media leak in its high-profile investigation of steroid use by athletes, prosecutors tried to throw two journalists in jail just to get them to reveal their sources.


      When the Justice Department set out to plug a media leak in its high-profile investigation of steroid use by athletes, prosecutors tried to throw two journalists in jail just to get them to reveal their sources.
      But when leaks by "law enforcement sources" about an FBI corruption probe fuel years of bad press for a prominent San Francisco Bay Area politician, where is Justice?
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