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When The Bee's Bobby Caina Calvan volunteered for a six-week reporting stint in Iraq, he didn't have the faintest notion he would be nominated for an award. Just a few days into his assignment, conservative blogger Michelle Malkin did the honors, nominating Calvan for "Jerk of the Year." That was just the beginning of the accolades. In a matter of days, bloggers and their flock of sheep across the country were calling Calvan an "immature human," "a pompous ass," "disrespectful," an "embarrassment," and an "anti-American military" ideologue. There were more, but you can't print them in the newspaper. What was...

Film Director: `Make Room For Disabled News Anchors' NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- If a New York-based group of disabled reporters has its way, the next CNN anchor might be mentally handicapped. How's Your News?, a five-person team of handicapped reporters, is out to prove its reporters can do just as well as Peter Jennings or Connie Chung. To spread the word, they've made a feature-length film featuring their unique interviewing style -- which consists of approaching random people on the street and asking questions like "How's your hamburger?" or "How's your sports?' Director Arthur Bradford followed the "How's Your...