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Deborah Orin on Snobby Broadsheets, a Non-Palsy White House, and Stories that Write Themselves

Deborah Orin Deborah Orin has been The New York Post's Washington, D.C. bureau chief since 1988, and has covered every... More

Press Backpedals, Prez Peddles, Bloggers Puzzle

At The Captain's Quarters, Captain Ed goes Campaign Desk today, pounding the press for its coverage of the John-McCain-as-potential-Kerry-VP story.... More

JacketGate and Bulbs Bright and Dim

It may be the same old same old in mainstream campaign coverage this week -- stale veepstakes speculation, more on... More

Tempted by the Kool-Aid

Today The Boston Globe's Glen Johnson reports on how recent developments -- a decline in jobless numbers, Bush's recent overtures... More

Claws Are Out, Blogsters Are In

We know it's Monday, but this morning the Political Animal comes off a bit catty (which reminds us, we miss... More

The Power of the Shock Jock’s Flock

Today, the New York Times' Adam Nagourney serves up a piece on the "undecided voter," that 5 percent of the... More

Punching the Reheat Button

Campaign Desk saw it coming: a slow week for campaign news, the kind of week in which aimless reporters with... More

As Goes Pittsburgh, So Goes … ?

Campaign Desk wondered what the political press would do with its time this week with both candidates off the trail... More

Remembering the Past, Pontificating About the Present, Infesting the Future

No, you're not diplopic. And the identical cover images of a grinning, cowboy-hat-and-denim-shirt-donning Ronald Reagan are just the start of... More

Votes, Quotes (and Dirt), Fresh from the Oven

By Liz Cox Barrett The day after Earth Day 2004, the Republican National Committee rolled out SUV-gate. "DON'T BLAME ME... More

MSNBC Gets Punk’d

They're ba-ack! MSNBC's Michael E. Ross today discovers "Punk Republicans," an exotic species previously identified by The New York Times,... More

Sun Rises In The East, Kerry Said

The Associated Press's Nedra Pickler today takes "he said/she said" campaign reporting to new heights -- or depths -- in... More

Swing(ing) Voters

The never-ending search for the demographic group that will swing the election has taken reporters down some strange roads. The... More

Jill Lawrence on Flip-Floppers of Yore, Making “The Daily Show,” and Campaign Swag

Jill Lawrence (Courtesy USA Today) Jill Lawrence has covered politics for USA Today since 1996. She has reported on... More

Eat, Drink and Beat Kerry

On any given day, the blogosphere offers a virtual smorgasbord of convictions, conflicts and criticisms, sustaining readers of all political... More

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