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1. Politics

   Obama Flamed Again

   August 3, 2007 02:15 PM

   Barack Obama is being pummeled again for his public statements about foreign policy. The candidate told the Associated Press yesterday that he would not use nuclear weapons against Al Qaeda "under any circumstances," drawing criticism from Hillary Clinton, among... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   Refreshing Fare

   July 30, 2007 02:22 PM

   With so much time and attention spent chronicling the latest barbs in the Obama-Clinton spat over their respective diplomatic chops that emerged during the YouTube debate last week, we suggest readers might find the following two articles a refreshing... Continue reading

3. Politics

   YouTube Debate Has Legs

   July 27, 2007 01:20 PM

   Newspapers and bloggers continue to pick over Monday's YouTube debate, arguably the most sensational story thus far of the campaign season. Unfortunately, much of this afterlife of the debate has centered on an insubstantial back-and-forth between the Hillary Clinton and... Continue reading

4. Politics

   The YouTube Debate

   July 24, 2007 01:18 PM

   The arc of the YouTube debate phenomenon is a classic case of what the press does almost reflexively--help build something up (even if just implicitly) only to then tear it down, or at the very least undercut it. <br... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Paris is Burning

   June 25, 2007 05:28 PM

   Last week came reports that NBC had offered a sum in the “high six figures” for Paris Hilton’s first post-jail interview, decidedly trumping ABC’s $100,000 offer for an interview with Barbara Walters. According to the New York Times, “Such... Continue reading

6. Behind the News

   Mayor Mike and the blogs

   June 20, 2007 01:32 PM

   The blogosphere reacted cynically today to Bloomberg's announced name--woops, affiliation--change. In the course of a lot of snarky commentary, especially from the New Yorkers, bloggers call the move a boon for us, a boon for them, or just plain who-cares-can-we-talk-about-something-less-boring... Continue reading

7. Bio

   Adrianne Jeffries

   Adrianne Jeffries is an intern at CJR.