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Lawmakers Press Holder on AP Phone Records

Members of Congress expressed concern Wednesday about the Justice Department's subpoena of Associated Press phone records at a hearing where Attorney General Eric Holder faced questions over his record.The House Judiciary Committee was hearing testimony from Mr. Holder amid multiple controversies involving the department, including the AP issue and the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups.The committee's chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.), said any abridgement of freedom of the press was "very concerning." The top Democrat on the panel, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, generally praised Mr. Holder's record but also said he was troubled the government sought such a broad array of phone records from AP. The department took calling records of some 20 phone numbers used by AP journalists, including personal numbers."I was not the person involved in that decision," said Mr. Holder, reiterating that he was recused from the case. "I am not familiar with the reasons" t...

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