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The NYT's Michiko Kakutani looks at Attack The Messenger: How politicians turn you against the media, by Craig Crawford of the Congressional Quarterly. Some excerpts: “Attack the Messenger” isn't nearly as comprehensive or incisive as the reader might want: Eric Boehlert of Salon, Frank Rich of The New York Times, Michael Massing in The New [...]
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Dubya came out swinging on Veteran's Day against critics of his war in Iraq, accusing detractors of re-writing history on how the war started. An excerpt from the NYT story: The president spoke at the Tobyhanna Army Depot near Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He talked not only about why Americans are at war – “the terrorists are as brutal an [...]
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