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A Bit of Navel-Gazing About the Media and the Campaign Trail
November 21, 2008Pundits hold forth at the Folger Shakespeare Library. (Justin Bishop) About 250 folks trudged through the bitter cold to the Folger Shakespeare Library to hear five pundits dissect the media and the 2008 presidential race at a Vanity Fair forum Tuesday night. Really! And it's not like this was going to be covered on the midterm or anything. Is D.C. a crazy place or what? Here are the CliffsNotes: Todd Purdum kicked it off by asking whether the mainstream media are broken. Everyone (even the blogger guy!) agreed they are not. Dan Bartlett, the White House aide turned CBS analyst, said they might have a branding problem, though. Frank Rich of the NYT said reporting still matters to readers. And the Times doesn't care if they read it "in print or online or on their iPhone, or pick it up on their fillings from outer space." Ha! Blogger guy
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November 21, 2008
OBAMARAMA: Looking for a Piece of the Obama Pie
November 21, 2008One day, historians will discover which pizza is Barack Obama's favorite. For the moment, Chicago's Italian Fiesta Pizzeria claims to be the president-elect's top pie -- and it's bringing samples to Washington tomorrow night.
Time Warner's Parsons: No Designs on D.C.
November 21, 2008 It's good to be a pal of Barack Obama these days -- except, of course, for all those new BFFs who think you've got the White House on speed-dial.
Inaugural Ideas: Second Thoughts for Third Parties
November 21, 2008You'll never guess who really, really wants to go to the inauguration: Ralph Nader.
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November 21, 2008
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November 21, 2008
George Mason Says Good Night, Gunston
November 21, 2008 As the college basketball season tips off this week, there will be one fewer local celebrity on the sidelines: Gunston is done.
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November 21, 2008
Move Over, Barney: It's Bark Obama!
November 21, 2008The Obama-Biden administration is already going to the dogs! " Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine," the president-elect told them in Tuesday's victory speech. "And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."
