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Late Friday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer announced it was spiking some investigative stories because they were based on documents that were illegally leaked. But some editors say the newspaper's move baffles them. Some excerpts from the first NYT story: The editor, Doug Clifton, said lawyers for The Plain Dealer had concluded that the newspaper, Ohio's [...]
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This NYT story profiles Norman Pearlstine, the editor in chief of Time Inc. and the man who made the call to supply notes to the grand jury investigating the Valerie Plame leak. An excerpt: NORMAN PEARLSTINE, the editor in chief of Time Inc., suggested last week that his decision about whether to turn over Matt [...]
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An NYT breakdown of how Time reporter Matthew Cooper came to agree to testify in the Valerie Plame leak case. An excerpt: Matthew Cooper, a reporter for Time magazine, stood before a federal judge on Wednesday, facing up to four months in jail for refusing to testify about a confidential source. But he told the [...]
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Bush's Brain is in a wee spot of trouble for his role in the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame. But given the anemic state of political opposition to the Bush administration, will Karl Rove lose his gig over it? Newsweek published an e-mail showing that Karl Rove had spoken with Time magazine reporter Matthew [...]
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The Guardian reports how several Fox News personalities showed their sensitive side when it came to commenting on the London bombings. An excerpt from the July 9 story: Another Fox News host, John Gibson, said before the blasts that the International Olympic Committee “missed a golden opportunity” by not awarding the 2012 games to France. [...]
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This AP story carried on CTV.ca indicates a possible split among radical Muslims as to philosophy and tactics regarding the use of deadly violence to wage jihad. An excerpt: For years, radical Islamic activists have operated freely in Britain, raising money for their cause, beaming satellite TV spots or running Internet sites condemning America in [...]
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