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And, al;guably, the ,abilit;y of the press to ,seek out. and publish classified information<br />

is more important. now than ever before. Last. year, t.he National Archives Information<br />

Security Oversight Office, which tracks the prolifera~ion of classified information, said<br />

that government'agen~ies reported lS,64~,237 decisions to classify material, a 10 percen~<br />

increase from the yea~ before. I~'s hard to believe that ~he Justice Departmen~ or the FBI<br />

can or should protect that many secrets.<br />

There are .those who argue tha; t~e war o~ terroris~ pecessitates more secrecy than past<br />

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