(CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday he had assigned two U.S. attorneys to lead investigations into the possible leaking of state secrets. "The unauthorized disclosure of classified information can compromise the security of this country and all Americans, and it will not be tolerated," he said in a statement. Holder assigned U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald C. Machen Jr., a Democratic appointee, and U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein, a holdover GOP appointee, to lead the investigations. Analysts: 'The ship of state always leaks,' but damage is less certain "These two highly respected and experienced prosecutors will be directing separate investigations currently being conducted by the FBI. I have every confidence in their abilities to doggedly follow the facts and the evidence in the pursuit of justice wherever it leads," said Holder.
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Attorney General Holder: Prosecutors to "doggedly follow the facts"
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McCain charges Obama didn't "unequivocally" say that no leaks came from White House
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The president says he has "zero tolerance" for leaks
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Congressional leaders seek to halt increasing leaks of classified information
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