tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/8/2009
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When a leaked flier last week revealed the Washington Post 's plan to organize a corporate-sponsored "salon" on health care, the paper portrayed the flier as the hastily-created product of an over-zealous business department which misrepresented the Post 's genuine vision for the event.
But ...
politico.com - 7/2/2009
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politico.com —
The Washington Post has now responded to POLITICO's
report this morning that the paper is arranging salons...
for lobbyists at the home of publisher Katharine Weymouth, events that would include Obama administration officials, members of Congress and ...
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WaPo responds to flier controversy
michellemalkin.com - 7/2/2009
politics.theatlantic.com - 7/7/2009
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politics.theatlantic.com —
The first reaction of every journalist to the
story of the Washington Post's advertiser-cum-salon dinner proposal was...
probably one of disgust and moral superiority. The second reaction: we've all kinda been involved in situations where that line ...
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The Atlantic And Salon Dinners: Thoughts From The Boss
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Ex-CIA Officer Charged With Sexual Assault
The Hollywood Liberal —
Ex-CIA Officer Charged With Sexual Assault The CIA’s former station chief in Algeria has been indicted on sexual assault charges, the Washington Post reports. Andrew Warren, who was the CIA’s top officer in the North African country, was charged with drugging and assaulting a Muslim woman… [image] Report: John Conyers Leads “Separate Life” From Corrupt Wife It looks like it’s not just us and the local press asking questions about what Rep. John Conyers knew of the bribery scheme to which his wife pleaded guilty last week. The Washington Post got in on the game yesterday… [image] Second WaPo Doc Offers More Info On Salons When a leaked flier last ...
Target: We Own You
BAGnewsNotes —
... this Target tattoo onto this fetching hipster's arm (without any caption or notice on-line) is all too reminiscent of the recent Salon fiasco. The ...
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