Katharine Zaleski
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Katharine Zaleski is the Senior News Editor at the Huffington Post. She has been in that role since May 2005, the month Huffington Post launched. Previously, Katharine worked for CNN after graduating from Dartmouth College. She has appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, CBC, Air America, BBC Radio as well as other media outlets. She can be reached at zaleski@huffingtonpost.com

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Obama's Transparent Presidency: Weekly YouTube Addresses

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   November 14, 2008 08:52 AM

Read More: Obama Transparency, Obama Transparent Presidency, Obama Youtube, Obama Youtube Initiatives, President Elect
President-elect Obama's office gave the media a new way to present him as Franklin Roosevelt 2.0 by announcing Friday that it will be posting weekly...
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John McCain, Barack Obama To Meet Monday

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   November 14, 2008 08:52 AM

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Update... AP has more information on Obama and McCain's Monday meeting: President-elect Barack Obama will meet Monday with John McCain in talks that Obama's transition...
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Fox News Graphic Shows Men Shooting At Obama, McCain

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   October 31, 2008 05:49 PM

Read More: Fox News And Guns, Fox News Bias, Fox News Graphics, Fox News Points Gun At Barack Obama And John McCain, Targetting John Mccain, Targetting Obama, Video
Fox News is known for outrageous graphics. Remember the chyron under a photo of Michelle Obama that called her "Obama's Baby Mama"? Well the producer...
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Palin 2012 Frenzy: Media Myth Or A Real Possibility?

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   October 30, 2008 10:37 AM

Read More: Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin 2012, Sarah Palin And Abc Interview, Sarah Palin And Elizabeth Vargas, Sarah Palin And GOP, Sarah Palin And Mccain Campaign, Sarah Palin And Media, Sarah Palin And Wolfe Blitzer, Sarah Palin's Future
Now, as it seems increasingly likely that there won't be any reason to report on Palin in five days, the press is looking for ways to extend its pot of gold.
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McCain Allows Only Five Live Minutes For Joint CNBC Interview With "Rogue" Palin (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   October 28, 2008 10:59 AM

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It seems that after weeks of conservatives begging the McCain camp and the media to let "Palin be Palin," the McCain campaign is working harder...
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McCain Claims Surrogate Meg Whitman 'Founded' eBay; Actual Founder Is Obama Supporter Pierre Omidyar

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   October 27, 2008 12:03 PM

Read More: John McCain And Meg Whitman, John Mccain's Ebay Gaffe, Mccain And Whitman, Meg Whitman And Ebay
John McCain continued his string of gaffes this morning by claiming that Meg Whitman, a national co-chair for his campaign and potential pick for Treasury...
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Biden Slammed During Florida Interview, Same Anchor Gives McCain Softballs

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   October 25, 2008 03:04 PM

Read More: Barbara West And Joe Biden, Biden Wftv Interview, Joe Biden And Canceled Interview, Joe Biden And Media, John Mccain And Florida Reporter, John Mccain And Media, John Mccain And Wftv
Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden gave it to Florida WFTV anchor Barbara West Thursday when she asked him a slew of questions straight out of...
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GOP Representatives Launching Patriotism Attacks In Fight To Keep Seats, See The List (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   October 22, 2008 10:45 AM

Read More: John Mccain And Patriotism, Michele Bachman, Michele Bachmann, Michelle Bachman, Patriotism Attacks, Randy Hayes, Robin Hayes And Patriotism, Sarah Palin And Patriotism, Video
With examples like John McCain and Sarah Palin, it should be no surprise that Republicans in tough races are using increasingly divisive tactics. Instead of...
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Couric Interview: Palin Repeats Age Swipe At Biden (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   September 30, 2008 04:05 PM

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Another day, another chance to see Katie Couric trap Sarah Palin in a rhetorical bind. This time Couric called out Palin for making a joke...
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Palin May Have Already Won The Vice Presidential Debate

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   September 30, 2008 11:05 AM

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Sarah Palin can win the vice presidential debate before she even hits the stage, and the McCain campaign knows it. The plan is risky, but...
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Palin's ABC Interview: Does She Have Any Interest In Our Nation's History?

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   September 12, 2008 03:14 PM

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Palin was completely wrong in telling Charlie Gibson that many vice presidential candidates had not met with heads of state. Does she know who George H.W. Bush is? Dick Cheney?
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Sarah Palin's ABC Interview: Question Suggestions... And What Was Actually Asked

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   September 11, 2008 10:19 AM

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UPDATE: The first segment of the interview is out. Here's a link to ABC and a link to two clips. Check back for more....
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Prediction Market Starts Betting On Chance That Palin Will Withdraw From Ticket

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   September 2, 2008 08:28 AM

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***UPDATE*** As of 10:07pm Tuesday, traders on the Intrade prediction market are selling the chance that Palin will drop off John McCain's ticket at 15.0....
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GOP Governors Politicize Hurricane Gustav (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   September 1, 2008 07:01 PM

Read More: Bob Riley, GOP And Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Gustav, Republican Convention, Republican Governors And Hurricane Gustav
The PR push by the GOP to present itself as the party that puts "country first" was already broken by the first night of Republican...
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Republicans Claim Their Protest Has Lowered Gas Prices

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Katharine Zaleski   |   August 5, 2008 12:26 PM

Read More: GOP And Gas, GOP And Oil Prices, GOP And Pyschology Of Gas Prices, GOP Oil Protest, GOP Protest, John McCain And Gas Psychology, Oil
Even though McCain's ex-economic advisor Phil Gramm set off an uproar last month for saying Americans are experiencing a "mental" recession and we are a...