[Washington Post] Jerry Markon - A federal judge has ordered an investigation into how reporters learned that two AIPAC lobbyists were under federal investigation before they were formally charged. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis ordered the Justice Department to conduct a leak investigation into whether government employees disclosed details of the investigation to CBS News in 2004. Sources familiar with the case said the lobbyists' lawyers have been arguing in numerous sealed motions that the leaks violated their clients' rights and could prejudice potential jurors against them.
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