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On Native Ground
The Administration's reaction to this assessment was to downplay the report and try to come up with alternative ways of measuring progress. Congress will be told that violence is down in Iraq, even though the first six months of 2007 have been the deadliest for U.S. troops and the civil unrest that plagues most of Iraq has not abated. Congress will be told that it really isn't that big a deal that the Iraqi parliament can't agree on oil revenue sharing, holding provincial elections or de-Baathification of the government. Congress will be told that the Administration was unable to foresee that the benchmarks set for the Iraqi government would not be met - just like it couldn't foresee jetliners being flown into skyscrapers or that the levees in New Orleans would fail. Besides, those benchmarks were unrealistic, anyway.
20 years on the air for `48 Hours'
This past Saturday's episode, "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?," tried to solve the murder of a former Miss Arkansas contestant bludgeoned to death in her apartment in 2005. The show's mystery lineup is necessary to stay alive while competing against entertainment programs, Zirinsky said. No newsmagazine not named "60 Minutes" entices viewers now on the promise of learning something new - just like fewer people read newspapers for the unexpected, she said. People want to know what they're getting. That's one factor in the demise of TV newsmagazines, she said. "So much news is consumed in an individual way," she said. "To get somebody's attention, to get them to commit to you, you have to be unique." When not shooting crime stories, the "48 Hours" team has evolved into CBS News utility players, springing into action when big stories deserve more attention.
France hints it will offer Canada troop support
One thousand more troops in the South are going to win all the hearts and minds of those Afghanistans wavering. Does anybody really believe this?
Manley dug this 1000 figure out of thin air. Harper latched onto it, and lo and behold the public are now to believe we will be saved.
Get real.
Durgan. Posted 08/02/08 at 5:55 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
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