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Policy, discretion guide media sources probes

By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters'

AP CEO calls records seizure 'unconstitutional'

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed publicly.

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action

Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone strikes