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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Americans should be "deeply disturbed" over recent leaks detailing administration actions on drone and special forces strikes and said the appointment of two U.S. attorneys to investigate the matter was not sufficient.

"It certainly is egregious what has already happened, what has been made public. It's very clear that this information had to come from this administration, it couldn't have come from anywhere else. Americans should be deeply disturbed," McCain told CNN's "State of the Union."

McCain said that indications the leaks may have come from someone within the administration necessitated the appointment of an outside investigator, as had been done when former CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity was revealed. McCain said Attorney General Eric Holder had "no credibility" with Congress, and suggested instead former Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) be appointed to investigate the matter.

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