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The old playbook for federal prosecutors used to go something like this: * Don't indict White House officials who leak state secrets. Every administration does it but you can't prove it. * Don't put reporters in jail. They're too noisy. * You can't make patronage at Chicago's City Hall a federal crime. It is a civil violation -- and a way of life. Patrick Fitzgerald never read the old playbook. He files charges where others fear to tread. That's why the U.S. attorney in Chicago was chosen to head the White House leak investigation. Fitzgerald fears no target -- the...

My name is Stephen Dewey, and I am a reporter for the Harvard Political Review. I'm doing an article on online conservative activism, and I'd like to exchange emails or phone calls with somebody from the Free Republic leadership about your organization. If anybody were to point me in the right direction, it would be very much appreciated. My email address is sdewey AT fas.harvard.edu (spelled that way to avoid spam!). Thanks!