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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 12:00 AM

The ornery pride of the political journalist

Jim VandeHei and John Harris claim that the one thing political reporters can't tolerate is the suspicion that they're not being tough enough.
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  • Tuesday, March 4, 2008 02:50 PM

    Not the right terminology

    I wouldn't say that journalists are and have been "in the tank" for George Bush. That's not strong enough. I prefer the term "Journalistic Fellatio".

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