This piece is innuendo and speculation. The use of the word "suggest" means that there's not evidence, but that something might be something. This isn't a story.

I don't know if it's journalism, but it is a personal story that is pertinent to current events. As an exapmle of the consequences of the recetn Supreme Court decisionto ban the procedure, it would be a useful sidebar to a larger work on the consequences of court decisions on citizens' lives.

The story is a bit scattered. It moves from Gates and the political process to an inventory of recent violence. There should have been a bit more on the resistance of the Iraqi government to release figures to the UN Assistance Mission. The hint at avoidance should have been enunciated.

This is s good commentary and historical account of newspaper hoaxes. It's not a great account of government and journalistic subterfuge. The premise is unclear. Mr. Love isn't sure if he means to write about the distinction between comedic use of fakery versus the serious abuse of power or if he is going to write about the history of journaistic gullibility? He does neither. There's too much about the popular Stewart and Colbert without connecting their current brand of political ... More »

This is a snarky opinion piece. Milbank thinks he has a sense of humor, but it only shows up when he writes about something that is no longer controversial, like Gonzales' ineptitude on the stand. Milbank begins with a pronouncement that is far from the assured outcome - that Golzales tenure is over - thus putting himself at the center of the piece, not the Attorney General or the Senate. It's a flaw in much of Milbank's work, he's the important one rather than placing the event or ... More »

Ms. Greenhouse provides context and outlook as well as detail for the recent decision. Greenhouse uses words that indicate a larger sensibility. In the following example Greenhouse sets the political and emotional environment and explains the history of terminology all without resorting to bland, grand statements of fact. "By indendifying the intact procedure and giving it the provocative lable 'partial birth abortion,' the movement turned the public focus of the abortion debate ... More »

This is an opinionated analysis of another opinion. There are no sources, no measurements, only conjecture. What evidence is there to say CIO's are only "keeping the lights on"? There's no addressing of the root question, "what are CIO's hired to do?"

This story lays out the trail of information as well as the repurcussions of the findings. Without using meaningless modifiers, Eggen and Goldstein give the evidence for the systematic removal of attorneys. The story is too short to cover wider implications or to suggest the administration's focus on itself rather than the good of the country.

The subtitle, "moderate democrat is new target of liberal bloggers," indicates a skewed perspective. I am wary of the labels, liberal, conservative, and most especially, centrist. In a time when conservatives not only hold office but are in the judiciary, the center has moved to the right. So, this story and one's opinion of Tauscher, will mean something different to those with conservative or liberal viewpoints. The story tells readers there is a quarrel but doesn't address what ... More »

It's not a coherent piece. The first half is about the numbers of Iraqis killed, then it tags on an unsourced bit about the source of the violence. Who is blaming Shiite militias? If it's the UN, the same source for the lerger numbers, the source would be visible and, perhaps more credible than a politically motivated one like the US government.