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Well, you know,one could argue it's raisingthe profile of The Post. Would The Post have publishedmilitary plans for D-Day... if they'd had them in advance? Well, I don't thinkthere's any comparison between a pending invasionof Europe... and a historical surveyof American involvement in the Vietnam War. The Supreme Court has decided to hold a hearingtomorrow morning... to resolve the tangle ofconflicting decisions... over whatof the Pentagon Papers can be publishedand more broadly... the issueof freedom of the press versus government security. But in agreeingto hear the cases of The New York Timesand The Washington Post... Supreme's granted cert. Emergency expedited basis. We're in courtwith The Times tomorrow. What are you so happy about?
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Well you know one could argue
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it's raising the profile of The Post
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Would The Post have published military plans for D Day
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if they'd had them in advance
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Well I don't think there's any comparison
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between a pending invasion of Europe
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and a historical survey of American involvement
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in the Vietnam War
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The Supreme Court has decided
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to hold a hearing tomorrow morning
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to resolve the tangle of conflicting decisions
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over what of the Pentagon Papers
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can be published and more broadly
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the issue of freedom of the press
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versus government security
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But in agreeing to hear the cases of
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The New York Times and The Washington Post
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Supreme's granted cert
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Emergency expedited basis
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We're in court with The Times tomorrow
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What are you so happy about
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A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
