The irony is that Obama has persecuted and prosecuted leakers in his own administration more than any president. In fact, he's used the Espionage Act against domestic leakers more than all the other presidents combined. He repeatedly goes after guys who leak things that he doesn't find to be helpful. Meanwhile, he's leaking these things that are in his own political interest. -Tim Carney

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, in a keynote address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, squarely accused the White House of leaking national security data to the media, notably leaks that included data about the U.S.'s involvement in cyber-attacks on Iran and President Obama's quote- unquote kill list, and details on how the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound was executed. He invoked the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, who had told the World Affairs Council that the White House needed to understand that some of the leaks were coming from its ranks. Senator Feinstein a day later tried to walk back her remarks, quote: "I was asked whether the White House might be responsible for recent national security leaks. I stated that I did not believe the president leaked classified information. I shouldn't have speculated beyond that, because the fact of the matter is I don't know the source of the leaks," unquote. Mitt Romney says it's time to know, quote Whoever provided classified information to the media seeking political advantage for the administration must be exposed, dismissed and punished. The time for stonewalling is over. Unquote.