On the Record
The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
As editor-in-chief of Time magazine, Norman Pearlstine made headlines when he revealed the anonymous sources of the Valerie Plame story. He'll explain why he did it, and why he would do it again.
In May, Leonard spoke with Matthew Cooper about his court battles during the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation. You can listen to it here. And in July, Robert Novak came on the show to talk about his decision to reveal Plame's identity in 2003. Listen to it here.
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