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The legal maneuvering to determine which Bush administration officials leaked the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to Bob Novak, Matthew Cooper and other reporters has just begun.
By Eric Boehlert
August 13, 2004
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Partisan hack David Bossie raised political sliming to an art form against Bill Clinton. Now he's out to smear John Kerry and Michael Moore. Why does anyone in the media still take him seriously?
By Eric Boehlert
July 20, 2004
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The "liberal media's" unprecedented 24/7 gushing over a controversial and divisive president caps a quarter-century of fawning.
By Eric Boehlert
June 11, 2004
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A Texas reporter explores Karen Hughes' cultlike devotion to George W. Bush.
By James C. Moore
May 13, 2004
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David Brock talks about why the media seems embarrassed to report on Bush's failures, why TV pundit shows are stacked to the right -- and his new media watchdog group.
By Eric Boehlert
May 11, 2004
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The media are finally showing the war in its full horror. What took them so long?
By Eric Boehlert
May 6, 2004
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As President Bush announces he won't hold any more press conferences, a relieved America comes together in gratitude.
By Gary Kamiya
March 30, 2001
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Its reporters relied on slim evidence, quick conclusions and loyalty to sources with an ax to grind. Too bad the paper of record learned nothing from its role in Whitewater.
By Eric Boehlert
September 21, 2000
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Has the press given Napster a free ride?
By Eric Boehlert
August 1, 2000
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Annual shopping-spree extravaganzas turn otherwise respectable journalists into shills for Santa Mammon.
By Jenn Shreve
November 19, 1999
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Can the same entertainment media that have popularized gang culture be used to combat gang-related violence? Plus: Men who collect penis bones; capital punishments throughout human history.
By Jenn Shreve
November 12, 1999
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The Texas governor who would be president can't identify the leaders of Chechnya, Pakistan or India. Has he been taking lessons from Dan Quayle?
By David Corn
November 5, 1999
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What if the Irish embassy threw a party for their favorite son ... and only the groupies came?
By Amy Reiter
October 25, 1999
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Who's to blame for trashy mags? Intestinal fatigue? Speak and others grapple with their demons. Plus: Embalming alternatives and Ikea obsession.
By Jenn Shreve
October 15, 1999
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In his debut column, Joe Conason argues that Steven Brill's story revealed what the public knows but the elite media refuses to admit: The national press has rolled over for the independent counsel.
By Joe Conason
June 22, 1998
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How the computer trade press paves the vaporware trail
By Doug Fine
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