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FishbowlDC has obtained this internal email sent this week by ABC News to DC staffers: Muriel Fleischer , a long-time employee of the Washington news bureau and former assistant to Ted Koppel, died on July 21st. Her obituary follows. A graveside funeral service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery, Thursday, August 7th at 9 a.m. Attendees are asked to arrive at 8:30 a.m. at the Administration...
Jay Rosen has been leading the charge in holding ABC News accountable for its earlier reporting on the anthrax case. This week Dan Gillmor and I posted our questions for ABC News about its reporting in October, 2001 linking anthrax attacks in the US to Iraq. Brian Ross , the reporter on the case, has now responded. But I wouldn't say he brought clarity to the matter. Read the full thing here . New...
It was as inevitable as another Speidi photo op: The acting bug has bitten Lauren Conrad. Enduring no hazing whatsoever, the leading lady of MTV’s The Hills (and this week’s EW cover girl) has signed on to appear in an episode of ABC Family’s addictive college soap, Greek. However, the gig won’t require her to go [...]
This week Dan Gillmor and I posted our questions for ABC News about its reporting in October, 2001 linking anthrax attacks in the US to Iraq. Brian Ross, the reporter on the case, has now responded. But I wouldn't say he brought clarity to the matter.
Ryan Murphy has sold yet another project to a network this week, landing himself a pilot script deal at NBC for a single-camera half-hour comedy based on Brian Frazer's memoir "Hyper-chondriac: One Man's Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down," following a bidding war for the project between ABC and NBC. Frazer's memoir is about his own odyssey to eliminate the stress that was causing his various
It appears like The Secret Life of the American Teenager is no longer a secret, as it registered an even more significant jump in viewers this week, with some 3.6 million viewers tuning in. The ABC Family drama is so...
Two dark horse VP possibilities emerged over the weekend: Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA 07) and Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX 17). Word leaked that John McCain 's camp has begun vetting Cantor , the only Jewish Republican in the House. And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed yesterday on ABC’s “This Week” for Barack Obama to select Edwards, a Dem who has managed to hold onto his seat in GOP country (Edwards' district...
How arrogant is Nancy Pelosi in making this statement? "We have a planet to save. We have an economy to grow," Pelosi said on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos". "And we can do that if we keep our balance...
From ABC’s “This Week with George Stepanopoulos” and the Chicago Tribune: Pelosi’s oil slick August 4, 2008 by Frank James It was hard to not get twisted up in pretzel knots listening to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose explanation on “This Week with George Stepanopoulos” about why she hasn’t allowed a vote on Republican energy legislation that would [...]
From ABC News: ABC News Jan Simmonds reports: On ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," former Pennsylvania Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge reaffirmed his pro-choice position on...
David Gergen, a long-time political adviser to presidents from Nixon to Clinton (and thus earning him the honor of pissing off both sides of the aisle at the same time), told the round table on ABC's This Week that the McCain campaign's ad featuring Paris Hilton and Britney Spears was a dog-whistle way to call Barack Obama "uppity." "There has been a very intentional effort to paint him as somebody...
HEALTH WARNING : If you have High Blood Pressure or a heart condition, please have your medicine handy before watching this video of Nancy Pelosi on ABC's "This Week": Transcript for clarity in just exactly what she is saying. Call the Speaker at 202-225-0100 or 415-556-4862. Demand an up or down vote on drilling for oil and natural gas. E-mail AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov Also, I would suggest that...
One of the local newspapers has posted an open casting call for the new “Bachelor” season. Very interesting that it’s being held in Tacoma, Washington right out of Seattle. Here is the info: The producers of ABC’s hit reality show “The Bachelor” are coming to Tacoma looking for eligible young ladies on Tuesday, Aug. 5, from [...]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. "I hope he will be the nominee," Pelosi said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind on a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. "I hope he will be the nominee," Pelosi said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Edwards, first elected in 1990 and now in his ninth term, represents Texas'...
