On Sunday I had the great honor to speak to the graduates of Georgetown Law Center’s 2013 graduates.  I was awarded an Honorary Degree: Doctor of Laws.  It is particularly fun because Georgetown Law Center is where I went to law school and because it is always EXTRA fun to get a degree from a law school you could no longer get into.

Of course, I immediately informed my family that I need to be called “DOCTOR” from now on.

And, of course, the minute I walked into the house from the ceremony with my new degree in hand, I got screamed at by the cats to feed them (and immediately, not later) and the dogs all jumped on me like I was another dog.  The animals were, in short, unimpressed, and as demanding as ever.

So….back to normal…but it was fun while it lasted…the drive home!

  See his note below:

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A source close to the leak investigation involving our colleague James Rosen.. confirms that one of the numbers listed in the Government’s discovery matches James Rosen’s parents number in Staten Island exactly..   (all 10 numbers match).

As for the Fox bureau numbers – and other numbers.. we did not go down them one by one.    But.. the source confirmed the numbers matched various extensions at the DC bureau – the State Department booth – the Fox News Pentagon booth.. and other Fox numbers as well… in addition to James’ cellphone.   (There are other cellphone numbers on here that could be other Fox News Employees.. we did not have the cross reference to check those)

Again these are the numbers listed in the filing (the red is James’ parents’ home number):

Here is the full list of the phone numbers included in the filing, which lists evidence that the prosecution was sharing with the defense:

(202) 506 (Comcast)
(202) 777 (ATT)
(212) 601 (ATT) (The Fox Business Channel is (212) 601-7000.)

(202) 549 (ATT Wireless) (Rosen’s cell phone begins with these digits… and it’s confirmed to be his cellphone)
(202) 615 (ATT)
(202) 213 (ATT Wireless)
(202) 213 (TracFone)
(202) 824 (The main number for Fox News’s Washington bureau is (202) 824-0001 and Rosen’s work line starts with these six digits.)
(202) 861 (Verizon)  (Fox State Department booth)
(202) 883 (Verizon)
(202) 293 (Verizon)
(202) 728 (Verizon)
(202) 456 (Verizon) (The White House uses this area code and exchange.)
(202) 547 (Verizon)
(202) 647 (Verizon) (The State Department uses this area code and exchange.)
(718) 720 (Verizon)  — This was James’ parents’ home in Staten Island.
(703) 979 (Verizon) (Fox News Pentagon booth)
(202) 628 (Verizon) (likely Fox News White House booth)
(202) 577 (Verizon wireless)
(202) 329 (Verizon wireless)
703-472 (Verizon wireless)
(202) 577
(703) 342
(703) 883
(304) 558 (Frontier Communications)
(212) 301 (Verizon) (Fox number)
(202) 628 (ATT)  (Possible other extension at Fox WH booth)
(917) 562 (ATT)

From New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza who broke the story about this filing:

“As of May, the government has handed over sixteen thousand two hundred and eighty-six pages of unclassified documents and three thousand two hundred and three pages of classified documents to the defense in the Kim case. Because many of the filings are under seal, it is not possible to determine what other information was collected in the leak investigation.”

“….As always, Oprah was the first media figure to appear on the list in the number 13 spot, followed by New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson at 19. Only two broadcasters appeared on the list: ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, who was ranked number 73, and Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren, who was ranked number 97…”

It is fun for me to be in the company of these very successful women.  I know how hard they have worked and the contributions they each have made to break the glass ceiling for women.  ABC’s Diane Sawyer’s enormous success in the news business has made it easier for me and I appreciate it.    I hope that I can make it easier for other women, too (and yes, for men, too.) 

Here is a ‘dirty little secret’ and advice to women in the work place — some women are very generous to other women in the work place, others want to slit your throat and try to undermine you.   Young women need to find those women in the work place who enjoy the success of other women — and get advice from them, get guidance etc.   It is fun to work together and enjoy others’ success.

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Rep Adam Schiff, a Democrat and member of the House Intelligence Committee, spoke to reporters on cam following a (still ongoing) closed session on Benghazi with the CIA’s Mike Morrell.

Schiff said Morrell helped illuminate the thinking behind the talking points editing process. In his view the briefing yet again cleared the administration of any claims that they intentionally misled or hid information from Congress and that it was an intel-community friend process.

He said that Susan Rice is indeed owed an apology, arguing that she was only going off information the CIA had provided her. To deviate from the talking point would therefore have been wrong, he said.

He said he asked Morell about the suspects being held in Libya but could not say more on the matter.

As you all know, the Obama Administration (DOJ) seized phone and email records of Fox News Channel in NYC, DC and that of a correspondent (James Rosen.)  Ordinarily I would think….well, that is one rogue prosecutor, one investigation even though it is overreaching and bizarre at best.  

Today I am stepping back and thinking about a few things.  

It seems to me the Justice Department’s reaction to Fox News Channel with the subpoena of the records might not be isolated bad conduct by one prosecutor, one agency.  I am now suspicious (but not certain.)

Remember last October when the State Department put everyone in the media on a conference call to talk Benghazi except Fox News?  That was the STATE DEPARTMENT that time.  We only learned about the State Department conference call for the media because other news organizations (our friends) ratted out State.   State Department claimed it was inadvertent, an oversight.    I thought it weird at the time and an effort to punish Fox News Channel for aggressive reporting on Benghazi but had no proof.

And there is more.  

A short time after the State Department snub, and in early November, the CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) invited everyone in the media except Fox News, to a briefing on Benghazi?  Why were we excluded?  I assumed punishment for doing our jobs. 

So now we have 3 major agencies:  1/ Justice Department, 2/ State and 3/ CIA.  Coincidence? or Systemic?  and is this part of a plan?

She recently was given a big big award – Peabody.  She deserves it.  I gave her the ‘shout out’ two days ago on twitter to the hundreds and hundreds of thousand of followers of @GretaWire on twitter.  I wanted my followers to know, too.

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In the article below about Forbes 100 most powerful women, it mentions that ABC’s Robin Roberts was overlooked.  My tweet above — before this list came out or tvnewser published the article below — show my deep appreciation for what Robin has done for women.  I never overlook Robin.

The list has many politicians and people in business, but I skimmed the list to see who in NEWS business is on the list and while I had hoped for more, I love seeing Diane Sawyer’s name on the list.  She has stayed on top of the news business for a long time and she continues to set goals for the rest of us to try to meet.

You never read anything trashy about her because she is a class act.

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