A selection of front pages from Illinois this morning:
The Kicker — December 10, 2008 10:08 AM
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The Audit Business
- The private-equity problem with Romney and GS Technologies Loading up a company with debt to ensure Bain’s own profits
- Sorkin’s Glass-Steagall straw man Of course its repeal contributed, directly and indirectly, to the financial crisis
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- Evolved for exhibitionism? Wired column makes weak claims about human behavior, psychology
- Reparative journalism Reporter sinks a controversial paper on “ex-gay” therapy
Campaign Desk Politics & Policy
- When a ‘birther’ story comes knocking After congressman’s comments, a Denver TV station doesn’t let go
- Herald’s Caputo dives deep on diverging polls Do other news organizations undermine their credibility when they don’t do the same?
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- The Pulitzer Prize luncheon, storified
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Exactly what colour are his eyes? Or is he a fan of coloured contact lenses?
I see green, blue, grey, and brown just in the above images.
Posted by Charlene on Wed 10 Dec 2008 at 11:15 AM
And I'm interested in learning what "G-Fraud" is supposed to mean. Anyone?
Posted by Clint Hendler on Wed 10 Dec 2008 at 11:33 AM
Clint, I think "G-Fraud" is a pun on "defraud".
And looking back at the pictures, the differences in eye colour could be due to differences in lighting - in every case except the Tribune's. Did they deliberately Photoshop his eyes brown? And if so, was it meant to imply what the editorial board thinks he's full of?
Posted by Charlene on Wed 10 Dec 2008 at 02:59 PM