The Houston Chronicle has set up a blog to provide ‘blow by blow’ accounts of what is likely to be a four-month trial. The paper has been trying to … [Keep reading >>]

Bush on Abramoff: “You know, I, frankly, don’t even remember having my picture taken with the guy. I don’t know him.”

Abramoff on Bush: “He has one of the best memories … [Keep reading >>]

Never let it be said that I don’t link to the Wall Street Journal.

The scandal surrounding disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has shaken up Capitol Hill. But it still poses significant … [Keep reading >>]

I haven’t had time to read the Dickerson article yet but if FireDogLake likes it — and now mainstream reporters are acknowledging bloggers for good reporting — that’s good enough … [Keep reading >>]

Lakoff himself links us to this fine wake-up bell.

Where’s George Lakoff when we need him??? Please don’t reinforce the frame that this is a “lobbying scandal” and the villain a … [Keep reading >>]

As reported by Jay Bookman of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Reg. Required), the trial of former mayor Bill Campbell is inflaming racial tensions and challenging notions of Atlanta as a modern, … [Keep reading >>]

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch sees the elevation of John Boehner is a plea for deferred purity: “Mr. Boehner, 56, was a “reform” candidate in the leadership race in the same … [Keep reading >>]

The Tennessee legislature has had plenty of it’s own ‘Abramoff moments’ in recent years. However, as reported by Larry Daughtrey of the Nashville Tennessean, the legislature has been able … [Keep reading >>]

Modernity catches up with modern Greece — cell phones and wire(less) tapping. By whom? For what? God only knows, at this point. Investigators may discover and tell … [Keep reading >>]