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Information helps hold me accountable, helps hold our government accountable and helps our democracy function. and the whole reason i got involved in politics is because i believe so deeply in that democracy and that process. >> president obama speaking today. is he right about his own articulated history. he has been making the case about the importance of our open government from the very beginning. it was certainly a big part of why he ran for president. >> i'll make our government open and transparent so that anyone can ensure that our business is the people's business. a justice once said...

Information helps hold me accountable, helps hold our government accountable and helps our democracy function. and, you know, the whole reason i got involved in politics is because i believe so deeply in that democracy and that process. >> obama speaking today. he's right about his own articulated history. he's been making the case about the importance of our open government from the very beginning. it was certainly a big part of why the ran for president. >> i'll make our government open and transparent. so that anyone can ensure that our business is the people's business. justice brandeis on...

Dependent on those folks being able to operate with confidence that folks back home have their backs. so they're not just left out there high and dry and potentially put in even more danger than they may already be. so i make no apologies and i don't think the american people would expect me as commander in chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or might get them killed. now, the flip side of it is we also live in a democracy where a free press, free expression and the open flow of information helps hold me accountable, helps hold our government accoun...

Dependent on those folks being able to operate with confidence that folks back home have their backs so they are not left out there high and dry and potentially put in even more danger than they already may be. i make no apologies and i don't think the american people expect as commander in chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or get them killed. the flip side, we live in a democracy where free press and free expression and the open flow of information helps hold me accountable and helps hold the government accountable and helps our democracy functio...

>> i make no apologies and i don't think the american people would expect me as commander and chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or might get them killed. and the flip side of it is we also live in a democracy where a free press, free expression and the open flow of information helps hold me accountable. help holds our government accountable and helps democracy function. >> shepard: the president says he has complete confidence in the attorney general eric holder calling him outstanding attorney general who does his job with intellinging gri at thi...