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Random Media Notes

Posted on September 26, 2008 by murrayw

Newspaper reporters sue their readers. Alternative newspaper to become blog. It apparently has already long been a blog– or rather a chat room anyway. And on top of everything else, just what we need: even less oversight. National Review Online: … Continue reading →

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Prosecutor at Stevens Trial: “We reach for the Yellow Pages. He reached for VECO.”

Posted on September 26, 2008 by murrayw

Opening statements from the Ted Stevens bribery trial: WASHINGTON — The corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens began Thursday with sharply divergent portraits of the long-serving Republican. In opening statements in the highly anticipated case, prosecutors accused Stevens of … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman: What to Do Next?

Posted on September 25, 2008 by murrayw

Paul Krugman on what to do next: Many people on both the right and the left are outraged at the idea of using taxpayer money to bail out America’s financial system. They’re right to be outraged, but doing nothing isn’t … Continue reading →

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New Cut from Jackson Browne CD “Just Say Yeah”

Posted on September 24, 2008 by murrayw
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Sarah Palin’s Troopergate Vs. Bill Clinton’s Troopergate

Posted on September 24, 2008 by murrayw

Dahlia Lithwack at Slate has this hilarious comparison of Sarah Palin’s Troopergate and Bll Clinton’s Toopergate. For me the so-called latest Troopergate scandal, saga, or whatever one might consider it, just brings back post-traumatic stress memories of covering the first … Continue reading →

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Bush Administration Keeps Secret Damaging NIE on Afghanistan

Posted on September 24, 2008 by murrayw

The Bush administration is refusing to declassify a damaging National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan. Compare that to the White House’s efforts to declassify the erroneous NIE saying that Iraq had WMD during the run-up to the war with Iraq. Brian … Continue reading →

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More on Executive Privilege

Posted on August 19, 2008 by murrayw

I have a new story on Huffington Post this morning about the Bush administration’s assertion of executive privilege to prevent Karl Rove and others from testifying about the firing of U.S. attorneys. An excerpt below: The Justice Department filed papers … Continue reading →

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Vice Presidential thoughts

Posted on August 18, 2008 by murrayw

Hillary Rodham Clinton is not going to be the vice presidential nominee. (The only glimmer of possibility that that could ever be the case is because this blog just said it wasn’t.) So why is the NYT devoting so many … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night Reads

Posted on August 17, 2008 by murrayw

Marty Lederman and Emptwheel on Judge Bates’ executive privilege decision. Serious muckraking from Half Moon Bay: HALF MOON BAY — A developer who hopes to build 129 upscale homes in Half Moon Bay has been contributing $20,000 a month to … Continue reading →

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Running On Empty

Posted on August 14, 2008 by murrayw

From my buddy Sam Stein: Singer, songwriter, liberal activist and now John McCain scourge Jackson Browne filed a lawsuit today against the presumptive GOP nominee and the Republican Party for failing to obtain a license to use one of his … Continue reading →

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