The New York Times is suing the Department of Defense. The lawsuit is set to be filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. It's over the Pentagon's new restrictions on press access that were instituted in October. Pentagon beat reporters turned in their press passes rather than sign onto the restrictions. The Pentagon Press Association represents the bulk of the beat reporters who refused to go along with the new restrictions. The group said it is "encouraged" by the Times' effort to "step up an