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"What you see is what you get"
As the only serious candidate so far in the 2006 governor's race, New Mexico's Bill Richardson can afford to be in-your-face -- and to start planning for 2008.
By Shea Andersen Aug 8, 2005
Bad news
White House errand boy Robert Novak and credulous New York Times reporters were burned by their sources. Should they be forced to name them?
By Eric Boehlert Jan 22, 2004
Joe Conason's Journal
As the legal protections for journalists' sources begin to crumble, there's fallout across the political spectrum, from the Wen Ho Lee case to the Valerie Plame affair.
Dec 19, 2003
The Times' self-consuming rage
A month after Jayson Blair, the nation's greatest newspaper remains mired in controversy.
By Eric Boehlert Jun 5, 2003
Troubled Times
Missteps by Howell Raines, the New York Times' imperious top editor, have left the nation's best newspaper vulnerable to attacks by the right.
By Eric Boehlert Dec 18, 2002
"The Spy Who Wasn't" and "Vote of No Confidence"
By Eric Boehlert and John W. Dean
  Feb 1, 2002
The spy who wasn't
Wen Ho Lee speaks out about his ordeal at the hands of the FBI and a witch-hunting press. To many Arab men today, his story will sound all too familiar.
By Eric Boehlert Jan 28, 2002
Lazy daze
From '60s socialist to Wen Ho Lee defender: The political odyssey of Los Angeles Times columnist Robert Scheer.
By David Horowitz Feb 20, 2001
The case for leaks
Journalists are urging President Clinton to veto a bill that would make it a felony to disclose any classified information to the media.
By Fiona Morgan Nov 1, 2000
Wen Ho Lee's reckless defenders
The outrage at the government's prosecution of a major security breach highlights liberals' contempt for U.S. interests.
By David Horowitz Oct 3, 2000
The New York Times apologizes
18 months after launching its controversial coverage of Wen Ho Lee, the paper issues a carefully crafted -- and curious -- mea culpa.
By Eric Boehlert Sep 27, 2000
Wen Ho Lee: Railroaded
By Eric Boehlert
Sep 25, 2000
How the New York Times helped railroad Wen Ho Lee
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 Sep 21, 2000
No apologies
Janet Reno offers no regrets for her department's handling of the Wen Ho Lee investigation -- even after an unusual upbraiding from the president.
By Fiona Morgan Sep 15, 2000
Wen Ho Lee is free
As the government's wobbly case against him closes, will Chinagate close along with it?
By Joshua Micah Marshall Sep 13, 2000
As the case crumbles
A judge orders scientist Wen Ho Lee free on bail as the prosecution's case appears to fall apart.
By Fiona Morgan Aug 26, 2000
Secret costs
Scientists say the security crackdown at nuclear weapons labs is the real national security risk.
By Fiona Morgan Jul 21, 2000
How the right smeared Clinton and Gore on China
Racism helped the president's enemies link fundraising scandals to accusations of espionage, with almost no evidence.
By Joe Conason Jun 7, 2000
The truth about the polygraph
It's junk science, but proponents say it can be a useful tool in interrogations, and even a deterrent.
By Susan McCarthy Mar 2, 2000
Back-stabbing, CIA-style
The John Deutch scandal shows that the spooks spend more time trying to ruin each other than they do chasing down security breaches.
By Jeff Stein Feb 3, 2000
Letters to the editor
Luau wars, Wendy Shalit and the dearth of cool guys.
Letters to the editor Nov 8, 1999
The real China scandal
Was whistle-blower Notra Trulock a right-wing ideologue or a bureaucrat caught in the cross-fire between Clinton and Clinton haters?
By Joshua Micah Marshall Sep 13, 1999
Espionage without evidence
Is it racism, or realism, to look at Chinese-Americans when trying to figure out who's spying for China?
By Jeff Stein Aug 26, 1999
Why the Cox Report went nowhere
Democrats and Republicans basically agree on selling out to business and China, via "commercial diplomacy."
By Christopher Hitchens Jun 28, 1999
The Manchurian presidency
The worst national security disaster in history came about because President Clinton had loyalties not to foreign communists, but to the Chinese funders who got him elected.
By David Horowitz Jun 21, 1999
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