Tuesday, March 16, 2004

There were a few items of note in Today's Papers but rather than list several links I'm just putting in the one to Slate.

The thing that fascinates me about what TP does each day is that they often will spot a trend in the stories which do and do not receive coverage in the daily newspapers. TP rightly points out that the deaths of Americans in Iraq seem to have been dropped from the front page. While it doesn't mention it there have been reports in the past that the Pentagon does not release much (if any) information on those troops who are wounded, or the number of attacks which occur with no casualties.

Also, it's interesting to see that several federal agencies (I'm shocked!) have not been completely honest, nor have done what they were created to do in regards to health issues. Not saying that the Administration has anything to do with it, but there is that thread among the stories to make one suspect that folks are getting pressured (or at least suggestions) from above to slow the pace.

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