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Ezra Klein:
On Journolist, and Dave Weigel — I began Journolist in February of 2007. It was an idea born from disagreement. Weeks, or maybe months, earlier, I had criticized Time's Joe Klein over some comments he made about the Iraq War. He e-mailed a long and searching reply, and the subsequent conversation was educational for us both.
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Andy Alexander / Ombudsman Blog:
Blogger loses job; Post loses standing among conservatives — Post blogger Dave Weigel, who wrote about the conservative movement, resigned amid controversy today following disclosure of disparaging e-mails he'd written about some of the very people he was hired to cover.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
An Unhappy Day At The Washington Post — But also sort of a happy day at The Washington Post, for the dwindling band of writers and editors there who value such old-fashioned traits as temperance in the expression of personal views; forthrightness; and fairness.
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
On Weigel v WaPo, Today's Inside-the-Beltway Journalism News — Normally it's not my place to weigh in on an issue lighting up the blog world. But because this is emerging as an unexpectedly polarizing moment in conceptions of journalism in general, web-based journalism in particular …
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Second Thoughts on Dave Weigel
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DAVE WEIGEL GOT SCREWED.... I don't know Dave Weigel especially well.
DAVE WEIGEL GOT SCREWED.... I don't know Dave Weigel especially well.
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Weigel seen at Huffington Post office
Weigel seen at Huffington Post office
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Weigel resigns — YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Notch Another VICTORY to DRUDGE!!!!!!!
Weigel resigns — YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Notch Another VICTORY to DRUDGE!!!!!!!
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
If Weigel Had to Go, What Other MSM Figures Wrote Terrible Things on Journo-List?
If Weigel Had to Go, What Other MSM Figures Wrote Terrible Things on Journo-List?
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Rolling Stone broke interview ground rules with McChrystal, military officials say — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal has made no public comment since President Obama relieved him of his Afghan war command Wednesday, silently taking his lumps for disparaging remarks he and his aides …
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Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
GOP disinvites Lt. Gen. from Kagan hearing — Judiciary Republicans have disinvited a controversial military officer from testifying at the confirmation hearing of Elena Kagan. — The minoity staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee had announced earlier Friday that retired Lt. Gen. William …
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The Huffington Post:
Nancy Pelosi: Without Jobs Bill ‘We Could Slip Back And Have Another Recession’ — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that if Congress fails to reauthorize extended unemployment benefits and other domestic aid programs, the economy could head for a double-dip recession.
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David M. Herszenhorn / The Caucus:
Snowe Urges Stand-Alone Extension of Jobless Benefits
Snowe Urges Stand-Alone Extension of Jobless Benefits
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Closing Guantánamo Fades as a Priority — WASHINGTON — Stymied by political opposition and focused on competing priorities, the Obama administration has sidelined efforts to close the Guantánamo prison, making it unlikely that President Obama will fulfill his promise to close it before his term ends in 2013.
Associated Press:
Cheney hospitalized — Former Vice President Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital Friday after experiencing discomfort, the latest health scare for the 69-year-old Republican leader who has a long history of heart disease. — Cheney was expected to remain at George Washington University Hospital …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
News Analysis: The President Reasserts His Authority — After two months in which an oil gusher seemed to underscore the limits of his powers, President Obama spent the last week trying to reassert control over a triumvirate of forces that almost always test a new president's authority: the military, the markets and the lobbyists.
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama asks Congress to take financial reform over the ‘finish line’ — President Barack Obama lauded lawmakers for fighting Wall Street lobbyists and taking financial reform legislation to the “verge of victory.” — Obama, in his weekly radio address, said that Congress gave him “90 percent” …
Walid Zafar / Political Correction RSS:
Rep. Gohmert Warns Of Baby Terrorists — Speaking on the House floor last night, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) continued his assault on common sense by making the generally nonsensical claim that terrorists were recruiting pregnant women in order for them to have U.S.-born children who would …
Associated Press:
Arizona: Governor Ignites Controversy With Remarks on Drug Mules — Gov. Jan Brewer said Friday that most illegal immigrants entering Arizona are being used to transport drugs across the border, an assertion that critics slammed as exaggerated and racist. Ms. Brewer said the motivation of …
Robert Costa / The Corner on National Review Online:
Kyl: Obama Did Not Consult on Border Funds — By: Robert Costa — Earlier this week, the Obama administration asked Congress for $600 million in emergency funds to help secure the Southwest border. Sen. Jon Kyl (R., Ariz.) tells National Review Online that he “appreciates this modest addition” …
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