By doing this?
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AP picture of wounded Marine sparks debate
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The AP distributed the picture despite personal pleas from Gates and the dead Marine's family in a case that illustrated the difficult decisions in reporting on a conflict where Americans have seen relatively few images of fallen U.S. troops over eight years.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/...death_ap_photo
I can understand the press wanting to 'bring the war home' as it were. But against specific pleas of the family?