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House backs bill shielding spies from disclosure
The House approved the Intelligence Identities Protection Act by 315 to 32, sending it to the Senate. It would jail or fine journalists who identify covert U.S. intelligence agents, with prosecutions requiring a demonstrated pattern of harmful disclosures and impairment of intelligence. Supporters tie it to protecting agents abroad. critics say it violates First Amendment free press rights.
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