Press conference bars press.
Philadelphia City Paper Philadelphia City Paper, a free alternative news weekly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in November 1981 as a spin-off of the now defunct WXPN Express newsletter. New issues are released every Thursday. Editor-in-Chief Howard Altman Howard Altman (b. 1960) is an American journalist and newspaper editor. He was an investigative reporter, columnist and news editor at the Philadelphia City Paper for many years, and its editor-in-chief from March 2003 until he was fired in May 2004. was barred by the Secret Service from attending a press conference by Attorney General John Ashcroft during his tour promoting the USA Patriot Act USA PATRIOT Act [Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorists], 2001, U.S. . "I am sorry," an aide to Ashcroft told Altman. "But he is not talking to print. Only talking to television."
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