Mediagazer: How The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig Broke Open The Secret Service Scandal (Michael Calderone/The Huffington Post)

7:30 PM ET, October 2, 2014

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

How The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig Broke Open The Secret Service Scandal — NEW YORK — With the Secret Service under fire for a series of security lapses in presidential protection, there is one journalist who seems to have all the information. The White House, Congress and even Julia Pierson …

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Emily Steel / New York Times:

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Krishnadev Calamur / NPR:

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Corilyn Shropshire / Chicago Tribune:

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