Archive | June 19, 2009

The president's promise of ethical transparency … is just a promise

A week after the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, the chief of his transition team, John Podesta, served notice that the president would make good on his campaign promise of change in the area of ethics. In a statement, Mr. Podesta said: President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to […]

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CNN's Roberts spins again

Oops, he did it again. CNN’s John Roberts, co-host of the cable news network’s American Morning program, continues to decide what the appropriate spin is for a story in his intros to interviews. He did it earlier this week with correspondent Christiane Amanpour, who stuck to facts instead. This morning, Mr. Roberts did it again […]

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Happy Father's Day! The Dad and the Law

by Terry Hargrove A word to all my fellow former hippies: remember being yelled at by your dad because your hair was too long or your skirt was too short? Remember discussing Vietnam and politics with him, and the otherworldly volumes he could attain? Remember his lofty opinions of your musical choices, and how he […]

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