James Risen
publication date: Monday, August 3, 2015 (part of Summer 2015)
category: Journalism
clue: This double Pulitzer winner rose to prominence in the early 2000s by exposing CIA and NSA techniques.
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk
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