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Latimer challenges critics; remains mum on Rumsfeld book
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... and Defense Secretary Donald Rumfeld, several former administration staffers and prominent conservatives have blasted the book and its author. But amidst the bombast—such as Bill Bennett calling the author “a worm” on CNN—there have been unanswered questions about the author’s current working relationship with Rumsfeld now that the Bush years are over. Former Bush officials Ed Gillespie and William McGurn, along with National Review  editor Rich Lowry, have been asking what role Latimer has had in writing ...

‘Top Line' Book Corner: Matt Latimer's ‘Speech-less'
The Note — ... "But he did make what I think was a wise political assessment after that, which is when he said, you know, she and her family have no idea what's about to hit them -- meaning the media firestorm, the attention she's going to get as a national candidate. And let's just wait and see a few days from now to see if the bloom's still on the rose." Latimer said his publisher had editors check some of the facts in the book, but not "quote by quote." He also cleared up a point of contention that's gotten wide notice among political bloggers: He ...