*PROTECTING JOURNALISTS AT THE WALDORF *COVERING INSPECTORS IN BAGHDAD *YOU CAN NOW SIGN UP FOR THIS WEBLOG The last time I was at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel for a media event, I “infiltrated” a closed-door meeting with President Bush, Secretary of State Powell and a gaggle of Presidents from Central Africa. Last night I was [...]
*ONE IDENTITY RING DOWN: HOW MANY TO GO? *CNN REVISITS AFGHAN PRISON REVOLT *FOX ANCHOR HAS PUPPY PROBLEM An “identity-theft ring” has been busted. So reports USA Today and the New York Times among others: “An identity-theft ring that relied on a low-level employee of a Long Island software company stole the credit histories of [...]
*GOD SMILES ON BUSH *INDECENCY IN MEDIA *DEBATING PUBLIC BROADCASTING It was the highlight of his trip to what was once considered the captive nations of Eastern Europe. You may have seen the Page One photo in the New York Times of President Bush waving to a cheering crowd of 220,000 Romanians in Bucharest. (Note [...]
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