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After my last post about the Columbia Journalism Review’s post on Friday lamenting that most of the media was missing the story on Obama’s disturbing reliance on the so-called “state secrets privilege”, CJR staff writer Clint Hendler, who wrote that Friday post, wrote me to tell me that I’d actually mis-read his story. He wasn’t [...]

In an interview with Katie Couric, Eric Holder dodged specifics on Justice Department plans.

Sen. John McCain gave a remarkable interview with radio personality Don Imus this morning, and the principle topic of discussion was Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
McCain dismissed the notion, which Imus said he shared, that Palin performed poorly during interviews with ABC’s Charles Gibson and CBS’ Katie Couric:

In a surprising turn of events, of the four major-party candidates, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is perhaps most accessible to the media.

In her interview with Katie Couric, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin again points to her state’s proximity to Russia as evidence of her national security cred. She offers, “As Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just right over the border.”
But [...]