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1. The Kicker

   Politics Ain’t Beanbag. But Maybe it’s a Lawn Party?

   January 27, 2010 12:14 PM

   The New York Times is a great newspaper, and just three weeks ago I was defending its prerogative to maintain the style, voice, and general approach that it has for many years. Even I’ve got to admit, though,... Continue reading

2. Campaign Desk

   “A Bad Cartoon,” or “A Big Nothing”?

   January 27, 2010 09:51 AM

   The story that had the political media buzzing yesterday was the arrest of James O’Keefe, the conservative, pimp-playing activist who embarrassed ACORN with his undercover videos, and three other men—two of whom were apparently dressed as telephone repairmen—for allegedly attempting... Continue reading

3. Campaign Desk

   Did the ‘Cornhusker Kickback’ Sink Coakley?

   January 26, 2010 04:34 PM

   In the ongoing effort to explain Scott Brown’s Senate victory in Massachusetts—a win that has not only thrown health care reform into disarray, but now seems to be shaping Barack Obama’s broader political strategy—a new contender has emerged: it was... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   All They Had to Do Was Ask

   January 26, 2010 10:41 AM

   Eric Schmitt’s front-page story in today’s New York Times—a report on the details of cables sent in November in which Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, expressed strong concerns about the quality of the Karzai... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Maybe We Should Call it the Loch Ness Tablet?

   January 26, 2010 10:22 AM

   I know that rolling your eyes at all the hype around Apple’s latest hotly anticipated device has now become nearly a cliché in itself, and the example I’m about to flag is surely not the most egregious thing out there.... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   Is the Press an Obstacle to Getting Things Done?

   January 25, 2010 06:00 PM

   Yes, says the poli-sci blogger Jon Bernstein. In the course of responding to a series of posts by Ezra Klein, he writes: If Americans in general don't like dealmaking and self-interest, I think it's fair to say that... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   ‘I Got a Barbie in the Foreground’

   January 25, 2010 03:47 PM

   The first episode of the fifth season of The Wire, David Simon’s exploration of America’s failing urban institutions, introduces viewers to the newsroom of The Baltimore Sun. Amidst some haggling over what tone to take in a story about race... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Post Weighs in with Massachusetts Poll

   January 22, 2010 07:15 PM

   In the course of arguing that the press shouldn’t be hasty to take messages from Tuesday’s special election in Massachusetts, I’ve linked a few times this week to an item by The Washington Post's Jon Cohen, noting the... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   What’s the Impact of Citizens United?

   January 22, 2010 03:46 PM

   The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling yesterday in Citizens United v. FEC, overturning the federal ban on corporate spending in elections, has been cast in the media as a momentous decision. The New York Times gave the news a banner headline... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    Sentences I Did Not Expect to Read Today

    January 22, 2010 09:38 AM

    David Brooks, in this morning's Times: "I support the Weak and Feckless Approach." Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    The Enquirer Makes a Bid for a Pulitzer

    January 21, 2010 04:24 PM

    Well, this is kind of interesting. From Howie Kurtz: The executive editor of the National Enquirer says he plans to enter his paper's work on the John Edwards scandal for a Pulitzer Prize. Don't laugh. "It's... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Another Read on Health Care Politics

    January 21, 2010 03:31 PM

    As the attempt to suss out the meaning of the Massachusetts Senate election continues, Alec MacGillis weighs in today with a typically interesting piece in The Washington Post. The article’s headline, “Brown’s victory in Mass. Senate race hardly... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Yes, But Are They on Twitter?

    January 21, 2010 11:12 AM

    The front page of today’s New York Times features an Alissa Rubin piece about how Taliban leaders are responding to the U.S.-led mission’s counterinsurgency efforts by urging their own fighters to cut down on civilian casualties, with mixed... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    The Post Responds to TNR

    January 21, 2010 10:42 AM

    Today in media world gossip: Donald Graham, chairman of The Washington Post Company, responds to The New Republic’s recent critical look at WaPo. Unsurprisingly, he didn’t like it very much: Having read these stories for 40... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    Another Take on the Health Care Debate

    January 21, 2010 09:57 AM

    As the debate over the roots of Democratic woes continues, David Brady, Daniel Kessler, and Douglas Rivers take to the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal with an argument that it really is about health care: We... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    Obama Interprets the Election

    January 20, 2010 05:15 PM

    Earlier this afternoon, I flagged the divergent analyses of the Massachusetts Senate election offered by John Judis and John Sides. The president has now spoken, and he seems to be embracing Judis’s critique. From <a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/health/policy/21health.html?hp... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    More on the Meaning of Mass.

    January 20, 2010 01:25 PM

    My Campaign Desk column today about why we shouldn’t lend too much credence to those analysis pieces about the meaning or message of the Massachusetts Senate race focuses on newspaper stories. But at TNR.com, John Judis has a... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    Mixed Messages in Massachusetts

    January 20, 2010 12:25 PM

    Now that the counting’s over in Massachusetts and the crying’s begun for Democrats, with a conservative Republican poised to take over Teddy Kennedy’s Senate seat and health care reform still unfinished, the press is doing its best to... Continue reading

19. Campaign Desk

    Obama the Essayist

    January 20, 2010 09:49 AM

    In a brief note at the end of his column last Friday, Slate’s Jack Shafer asked why Barack Obama would be writing—or maybe that should read “writing”—a cover essay for Newsweek about the earthquake in Haiti. “He doesn't... Continue reading

20. Campaign Desk

    Pre-game Prognostications

    January 19, 2010 01:34 PM

    There are few things political journalists enjoy more than playing up a big event, pontificating on its meaning, and speculating about its future implications. So when an undeniably important story like the special election in Massachusetts — where insurgent Republican... Continue reading

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