1.0link111671<![CDATA[McCain Freezing Out Press On Campaign Trail]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/09/mccain-freezing-out-press_n_111671.htmlJohn McCain has historically courted and cultivated relationships with reporters of the traveling press corps, so much so that BBC's Katty Kay once referred to the press as McCain's "base." That may be changing, according to a report from Michael Shear of the Washington Post, who observes that McCain's "new press strategy" is to "avoid them":
McCain today held a 10-minute press conference, complete with podium, microphones for the questioners, network-quality audio and a camera for a local...