There is a fundamental difference between using a private investigator at any given time to turn around a story on tittle-tattle, or to fish for stories and monitor people's lives, and to make a careful, considered decision to carry out a breach of the law in order to expose wrongdoing.

CNN: Opinion: Why journalists need public interest defense

The council is under pressure to make a decision on the site because Bristol City's applications are to be considered on 11 September - just five days before Heritage Lottery Fund trustees discuss the funding for the project.

BBC: Council reviews estate refurb plan

It is up to Barack Obama to make a final decision based on the options presented by the panel, but none of the options considered viable includes the default path, the shuttle-derived Ares I rocket and Orion spacecraft, to service the space station.

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