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Defense Bill Calls for Inspector General Probe of TV Analyst Briefings

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One version of the Defense Authorization bill headed for conference committee action directs the inspector general and the General Accounting Office to investigate the Pentagon’s special briefing program for former military officers serving as television analysts on the Iraq war. The Pentagon suspended the program after it was reported by the New York Times after a two-year legal battle to get the records. (5/29/08)

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