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Of all the millions of photos of George Bush, that displayed here is the one Politico.com chose to accompany its story, Bush Approves Soldier's Execution, of President Bush's authorization of the execution of a soldier convicted of four murders and eight rapes in North Carolina. Was this a photo taken of Pres. Bush as he announced his decision? Apparently not. The story indicates that the president did not announce his decision in person, but did so via a statement from White House Press Secretary Dana Perino. Does Politico have evidence that the president made his decision in anger? If so,...

In her senior thesis at Princeton, Michelle Obama wrote that her experiences at the Ivy League university made her "far more aware" of race and determined to work for the black community. The 23-year-old school papoer, posted on the web site Politico.com, shows the young Michelle Lavaughn Robinson struggling to feel at home in the university. ...For the thesis, "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Comnmunity," Obama sent out a survey to 400 black alumni, asking them about their racial attitudes before, during and after their stints on campus. Eighty-nine responded to the study, which Obama said "attempts to examine the...

It's enough to make Hillary yearn for a tough hit piece about herself . . . If there's anything worse for a candidate than being attacked by the press, it's being ignored. Yet that is precisely the theme of Charles Mahtesian's item in this morning's Politico: Clinton Seeks to Regain Spotlight. Opening lines [emphasis added]: There was a time not long ago when Hillary Clinton dominated the discourse in both parties’ presidential contests. Now, she’s struggling to get her message out and remain part of the campaign conversation as the media and her remaining rivals.

Check out these opening paragraphs, and guess who's being described. Looking into [his] eyes is like falling into a swimming pool. His eyes are deep and blue and comforting and, as person after person will tell you, when his eyes lock onto yours, you feel like you are the only other person in the world. Margarida Perreira, 48 . . . can stand it no longer. “Can I give you a kiss?” she asks him. “Sure you can,” he says. She hugs him fiercely. He smiles and thanks her and moves on, his hands in the pockets of his white...

Let's play a quick game of word association. I say "John McCain" and "reform." You say . . . I'm guessing . . . "campaign finance" or perhaps "McCain-Feingold." Am I right? And what's one of the biggest beefs that Republicans in general, and Republican primary-voting types in particular have with McCain? Correctamundo: his championing of campaign finance reform, which Republicans tend to oppose on philosophical grounds [unconconstitutional restriction of free speech] and pragmatic political ones [increases the power of the Dem-friendly MSM]. If further evidence were needed that it's hard for MSMers to understand Republicans, I refer you...