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The AP’s Fournier problem Is a Sign of a Bigger Problem With AP Board Chairman Singleton
firedoglake.com - 8/24/2008
The AP’s Fournier problem Is a Sign of a Bigger Problem With AP Board Chairman Singleton
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AP Board Chairman Singleton Clearly Mr. Boehlert is right - the AP has a Ron Fournier problem . The question is, why does the AP have a Ron Fournier problem? Could it be because William Dean Singleton, the Chairman of the AP Board and a man who owns a lot of newspapers, has a Democrat problem? Both McCain and Obama attended this year's Associated Press Annual Meeting and Luncheon , ...

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Sisyphus Shrugged — Ron Fournier's war on Obama: one possible explanation earlier here

Fourniercation in one location
Rising Hegemon — How fucked up is the once prestigious AP? This fucked up.

Communication breakdown
The Sideshow — Julia reports from the Department of What Liberal Media that The AP's Fournier problem Is a Sign of a Bigger Problem With AP Board Chairman Singleton: ...

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Suburban Guerrilla — Why does the chairman of the Associated Press have a problem with Democrats? Julia explains.

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