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Senate Approves 9/11 Bill Without Leak Amendment

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· Story link The Senate approved a homeland security bill that does not include a controversial amendment that would have…

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The Senate approved a homeland security bill that does not include a controversial amendment that would have criminalized the disclosure of classified information in certain congressional reports. The bill implements many of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. The amendment, offered by Sen. Jon Kyl, R-AZ, was rejected as irrelevant. (3/19/07)

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