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On the recordMay 12, 2013
the First Amendment is first for a reason, that the Obama administration is going after reporters' phone records, they better have a damned good explanation.

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House Speaker John Boehner criticizes the Obama administration for collecting reporters' phone records, emphasizing the importance of the First Amendment.

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