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Answers for Joe Klein Glenn Greenwald [2007-05-10]

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  GG:

  Wow. There were a couple of other things I was planning on writing about tomorrow, but I'm positive I won't be able to resist that.

  :-)

  Alter:

  That's because until now, few online publications have invested enough money to undertake original reporting, which is much more expensive than mouthing off at home.

  Why do I have a strong feeling Alter put that lunch on his expense account?

  But our batting averages--and David Broder's--are a helluva lot higher than the Jebidiah Reeds of the world

  I doubt that; if a two-second Google search netted me this great example of Aker's wisdom, the Greenwalding tomorrow should be quite glorious:

  Colin Powell was not convincing on al-Qaida/Iraq connections, but he was persuasive on Iraq's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.

  http://www.slate.com/id/2078766/

  I really hope he watched Moyers' show, so he could glean a few tips from some experienced reporters.

  -- SusanMc
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