The New York Times says it won’t sign the Pentagon’s new press pass rules — calling them a threat to basic press freedom. The policy would ban reporters from “soliciting” info. from Pentagon employees that isn’t already public. This would essentially make normal reporting practices that are protected by the First-Amendment off-limits. Outlets like The Atlantic and CNN aren’t buying into it either. They say it’s a move to control coverage of the U.S. military which runs on nearly $1 trillion in t