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On the recordMarch 29, 2011
We both felt that this was a case where the balance of public interest and safety was in putting this information out, not everything, but that there had been a specific, credible, unconfirmed threat.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman emphasizes the need to balance public interest and safety regarding threat information.

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