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Article: Times' Judy Miller, In Contempt, Says She Won't Budge.(TheFrontPage)
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2004
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Byline: Tom Scocca
"On the First Amendment," Judith Miller said, "I am a hard-liner."
Ms. Miller--the redoubtable, doubtable New York Times scoop artist--was on the phone Monday afternoon, giving an interview on her way to get an interview. The quick-change routine is well practiced by now: from reporter to news object and back again.
But even Ms. Miller sounded a bit breathless from her latest adventures. On Oct. 7, federal judge Thomas Hogan had found her in contempt of court for refusing to discuss her confidential sources and ordered her to jail for up to 18 months--then freed her on bond pending an appeal. The next morning, it was ...