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The bitter Senate Democratic primary race in Connecticut between Sen. Joe Lieberman and anti-war rich guy Ned Lamont has generated even more controversy thanks to an offensiveposting at the left-wing Huffington Post blog by blogger Jane Hamsher. But "In Connecticut, Bloggers Throw Political Curves And Spitballs," by reporters Mike McIntire and Jennifer Medina, takes its sweet time getting to the point.
A caption to a photo of "Lieberman-in-blackface" blogger Jane Hamsher simply says "Blogs by…
Are you a Republican politician yearning for approval by The Washington Post? All it takes is standing up for tax increases or for hiking the minimum wage.
In separate articles in the August 3 Post, reporters Jeffrey Birnbaum and Michael Shear used the “moderate” label to describe Republicans amenable to either tax hikes or minimum wages increases.
“Prodded by moderate Republicans eager to undercut criticism by Democrats…
Fresh from his most recent trip to the Middle East, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman returned to offer his latest rationale for Bush hatred. Appearing on yesterday's Meet the Press Friedman theorized: "What this administration has done, is actually stolen something from people. Whether it's an African or a European or an Arab or Israeli, it's that idea of an optimistic America out there. People really need that idea, and the, the sort of dark nature of the Cheneys and the Bushes and the…
Reporter Jad Mouawad files from a village on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel for "To Many in a Town Under Attack, Militiamen Are Defenders."
"For the past week, Israel's army has thrown everything at Kafr Kila. It has bombed it, unleashed tank fire against it, lobbed phosphorus shells into it. At least once, an Israeli airstrike hit the ridge above the village. Many residents have fled the destruction, but so far the defenders, local fighters with Hezbollah and allied factions, have…
Sen. Max Baucus' nephew, Marine Phillip Baucus, was killed in Iraq on Saturday. Online reporter David Stout covered the story and takes advantage of a rare appearance in the print edition to pose as a liberal populist philosopher and reaches for trustworthy statesman Michael Moore for back-up.
"Since the Vietnam War era, it has been common to say that wars are begun by powerful men whose sons stay home, while the sons of men and women with calluses on their hands and dirt under their nails…
As Congress debated sending a minimum wage increase to President’s Bush desk for signing, ABC’s Betsy Stark promised “A Closer Look” at the issue but delivered anything but.
In her August 2 “World News Tonight” story, Stark stacked the deck in favor of the wage increase, using five sound bites either in favor of an increase or critical of the current $5.15 federal wage floor. What’s more, Stark left viewers with the impression that economists…
Thursday's front-page story from Sabrina Tavernise, "Civilians Lose As Fighters Slip Into Fog of War - Lebanese Deaths Show Dilemma for Israel," is a belated acknowledgement by the Times that yes, Hezbollah is ensconcedamong the civilian population of Lebanon.
"Civilian deaths illustrate the raw dilemma of modern warfare, in which a conventional army fights an elusive militia that loads its rocket launchers in family gardens, orchards and on village streets. In Lebanon, the result has been…
Critic-at-large Stephen Holden profiles Tony Bennett on the eve of the singer's 80th birthday and finds broader meaning: "Careers that last as long and have been as distinguished as Mr. Bennett's have something to tell us about collective cultural experience over decades. It has been said that Sinatra's journey from skinny, starry-eyed 'Frankie,' strewing hearts and flowers, to the imperious, volatile Chairman of the Board roughly parallels an American loss of innocence. As Sinatra entered his…
Israel-based Greg Myre's Wednesday story, "Palestinians in Gaza Find Heroes in Hezbollah as it Inflicts Harm on a Common Foe," looks at Hezbollah from the admiring perspective of Palestinians in Gaza.
"In Gaza, where the fighting has dragged on for years, the Palestinians are once again taking a drubbing. About 150 Palestinians, including militants and civilians, have been killed in the fighting that erupted after militants tunneled into Israel on June 25, killing two soldiers and seizing…
“Stop and drop those tongs,” because salads might not be good for you after all, warned NBC’s Campbell Brown as she teased a “Today’s Consumer” segment on the morning show’s August 2 program.
The latest storyline to float down the parade of diet worries that the broadcast media force-feed consumers: that salad you’re loading on your plate might be high in fat and calories!
“We purchased over a dozen salads at…