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WikiLeaks: The World's Secrets Now Available Online
WikiLeaks is said to be starting an age of "involuntary transparency." But as governments and businesses struggle to beef up cyber-security, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says they’re not dealing with hackers, but leakers. Also, the White House’s debt commission on “The Moment of Truth.” On Reporter's Notebook, bipartisanship -- in Washington.?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWikiLeaks is said to be starting an age of "involuntary transparency." But as governments and businesses struggle to beef up cyber-security, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says they’re not dealing with hackers but leakers. Also, the White House’s debt commission releases “The Moment of Truth,” and the FDA gets new powers to protect food safety.
Banner image: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers a question about the release by WikiLeaks of confidential US documents, during a press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on November 29, 2010. Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesWhite House Debt Commission Releases 'The Moment of Truth'
The co-chairs say it's the the "Moment of Truth," and it calls for sweeping changes in how the federal government collects and spends taxpayers' money. It's the report of the President's Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Damian Paletta reports for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story8 minCan Anyone Keep a Secret Any More?
WikiLeaks' latest " mega-dump " of information has caused distress and embarrassment worldwide, especially at the US State Department where Secretary of State Clinton says they "allegedly" originated.
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Recent outbreaks of food poisoning from eggs, peanuts and spinach have killed more than a dozen people and sickened thousands more. Last year, the House voted vast new power for the Food and Drug Administration and yesterday the Senate followed suit, on a vote of 73 to 25, approving the biggest overhaul to FDA laws since the 1930's.
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