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1. Behind the News

   Spitzer Wiretap Info Back Under Wraps

   August 7, 2009 03:12 PM

   Ever since March 10, 2008, when The New York Times broke the story that then-New York governor Eliot Spitzer was linked to a prostitution ring, questions have lingered over the federal government’s role, interest, and history in the... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   CRS sizes up the Future of Newspapers

   July 28, 2009 11:42 AM

   Want to see what Congress is reading on the fate of the newspaper industry? Try Congressional Research Service report R40700: “The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition.” Alas, by law you don’t have a right to get a copy of this... Continue reading

3. Campaign Desk

   About that Letter…

   July 23, 2009 05:15 PM

   Last night, shortly before Obama took the podium for his prime time press conference on health reform, Gregory Craig, the White House counsel, released a two-page letter listing the dates when a select group of health care executives... Continue reading

4. Campaign Desk

   Meet the New Boss…

   July 22, 2009 05:48 PM

   In 2006, the Democratic National Committee took the Bush administration to court. “The Abramoff scandal was going on,” remembers Joseph Sandler, the DNC’s general counsel from 1993 to 2008. “Abramoff and his associates had meetings and access to the Bush... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Q: Since 2001, how many media leak investigations have the FBI conducted?

   July 15, 2009 04:33 PM

   A: Over 100. That's according to an exchange flagged by Steven Aftergood, the invaluable government secrecy maven, in written responses by FBI director Robert Muller to questions from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The responses, though... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   Washington’s Newest “Escort Service”

   July 15, 2009 01:40 PM

   Add another page to the saga of the salons. Ken Silverstein has a post pointing out two events Politico has cosponsored--one with beer lobbyists and another with a consulting group whose corporate and political clients Politico covers. Silverstein's... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   Transparency Questions for Sotomayor

   July 13, 2009 10:01 AM

   Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, promised in his Sonia Sotomayor hearing opening statement that the committee was embarking on "the most transparent confirmation hearing ever held," with most relevant vetting documents posted online, and with her... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   “Admiral Obama dithers on the poop deck”

   July 10, 2009 11:12 AM

   You will be disappointed, though probably none too surprised, to discover that the nautical metaphor at play in the above-titled column from yesterday's Washington Examiner is pretty tough sailing. But points for using "dithers" and "poop" in the... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   Sotomayor and Open Courts

   July 10, 2009 09:59 AM

   Noted First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams has an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal today recounting two cases he tried before Judge Sonia Sotomayor. One came after a state court judge issued a gag order forbidding publication... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    Sarah Palin’s New Reason

    July 9, 2009 04:02 PM

    Since Sarah Palin’s unexpected announcement that she would vacate Alaska’s governorship before the end of the month, there’s been a lot of head-scratching and asking why, exactly—barely two-and-a-half years into her only experience in major elected office—she decided to go.... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    Palin’s Hidden Emails

    July 6, 2009 10:41 AM

    There’s still considerable interest in Sarah Palin’s foreshortened term as Governor of Alaska, interest that will certainly increase should she decide to forge ahead with a presidential run. But, ten months after she was tapped to be John McCain’s... Continue reading

12. Behind the News

    In (Partial) Defense of Connie Schultz

    July 2, 2009 02:39 PM

    Like Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz, I am sincerely worried about the future, as the revenue streams dry up and along with it, support for in depth, investigative, and accountability journalism by newspapers. I’m also not a fan of... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Senior Moment

    July 1, 2009 05:12 PM

    The topic for tonight's opening segment on MSNBC's Hardball was Todd Purdum's Vanity Fair article on Sarah Palin, a story powered by many anonymous quotes. Guest Mike Murphy, an old McCain hand, mentioned that he too has been on the... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    “Who will suffer?”

    July 1, 2009 10:30 AM

    Last week, Lucy Dalglish, the executive director of the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, gave a disquieting address to the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies focusing on the danger to our open records and access... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    Transparency Corps Debuts

    June 30, 2009 03:16 PM

    Thanks to about a minute of my time, America is a small step closer to being able to easily find out what Representative Robert Aderholt was after when he requested an earmark for an industrial park in Arab, Alabama. This... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    A Morning of eGov

    June 30, 2009 10:54 AM

    This morning, attendees of the Personal Democracy Forum Conference, an annual event for people interested in the intersection of politics, government, and online technology, were treated to discussions with three of the Obama administration’s biggest lights in government... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    Covering MJ

    June 26, 2009 09:40 AM

    Here are some selections from a very sharp post by Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara on the medium's difficulty grappling with yesterday's death of Michael Jackson, a man who inspired fascination, admiration, love, and unease, sometimes... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    What Happens In Vegas…

    June 25, 2009 10:43 AM

    A federal court case raises the question of if what happens in a Vegas newspaper’s website stays in a Vegas newspaper’s website. On June 2, the Las Vegas Tribune Review received a federal grand jury subpoena asking for information that... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    Just Too Perfect?

    June 25, 2009 10:29 AM

    Somehow I bet the White House is not all that worried about this "problem," as diagnosed by Politico's Eamon Javers. Let’s be honest: Barack Obama is better than you are. He’s a better father — taking breaks from... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Thanks for the Memo

    June 25, 2009 09:38 AM

    Today, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and Janet Robinson, respectively the New York Times's publisher and the President/CEO of The New York Times Company, inaugurate “On the Record… From Arthur + Janet” a jointly authored internal newsletter that will spotlight publishing challenges.... Continue reading

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