Media Coverage of the Surge

The Game Is Over--The Media and Rick Warren Can't Protect McCain Anymore

Larry Gellman | Posted 08.23.2008 | Politics

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Larry Gellman

When it comes to Barack Obama, the news media does its job with a vengeance. When Obama goes to Germany and draws a crowd of 200,000 they ask if he's ...

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Pentagon And The Media Fall In Love Again

NY Times | Tom Shanker | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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The anguished relationship between the military and the news media appears to be on the mend as battlefield successes from the troop increase in Iraq ...

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On What the Troops Want

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

The troops are overextended and are saying so. They are saying that they are too overextended to be effective.

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Yes, Surge, That's My Baby: Press Responds To Bush Speech

Editor & Publisher | Posted 09.14.2007 | Media

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By the time President Bush addressed the nation tonight, little suspense about his remarks remained. What Gen. Petraeus was going to recommend -- cont...

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The Surge Numbers Speak But Who is Listening?

Eric Alterman | Posted 09.06.2007 | Politics

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Eric Alterman

Why are so many still supporting the failed effort in Iraq? Unsurprisingly, the mainstream media continues to treat Gen. David Petraeus as if he's Diogenes.

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