WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is defending his decision requiring all military officials to clear with him any interviews with the media. Gates says he has grown "increasingly concerned" that the military has become "too lax, disorganized and in some cases flat-out sloppy" in the way officials engage with the media. Reporters accuse Gates of creating a chilling effect on the military's engagement with the media. Gates says he's disappointed that he has had to lose "first-rate"...
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