Thurmond revelation hits home Atlanta Journal-Constitution 12/25/03. African-American writer Earl Ofari Hutchison "digs up kin" with Strom Thurmond. For you Yankees out there who don't know what "digging up kin" means, this is a great example.
New Year's Resolutions New York Times 12/26/03. Paul Krugman encourages political reporters to be less superficial in their coverage, doubtless without a lot of optimism that they will take his advice. It's more valuable as a guide to critical readers following the political campaigns in 2004.
Leaks Probe is Gathering Momentum Washington Post 12/26/03. The Valerie Plame case is still alive, as it should be. This was a serious crime committed for cheap-shot political purposes and the perps need to be identified and prosecuted. One more piece of fallout from the Iraqi-WMD fraud. By Mike Allen and Dana Milbank, two of the Post's best reporters (although it also notes that the thoroughly Administration-line Susan Schmidt contributed to the piece). They also give a picture of the monumental arrogance that Bush and his crew bring to this situation:
But sources said the CIA believes that people in the administration continue to release classified information to damage the figures at the center of the controversy, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV and his wife, Valerie Plame, who was exposed as a CIA officer by unidentified senior administration officials for a July 14 column by Robert D. Novak.
And a note for the upcoming Presidential campaign: Jules Witcover's reporting on Presidential elections has consistently been one of the best in the business.
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