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From: mnemonic@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Mike Godwin)
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Subject: Re: Evidence (was Re: Musing on Constitutionality)
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Date: 22 Sep 90 13:49:25 GMT
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In article <4619@qip.UUCP> john@qip.UUCP (John Moore) writes:
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>It is true that the Pentagon Papers were not for the public's eyes. However,
>they were not of criminal value (unlike credit card numbers) and did
>bear on major public issues.

Actually, the federal government argued strongly for the position that
the Pentagon Papers should be regarded as stolen *property*.


--Mike


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