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To: JohnM who wrote (41948)	9/4/2002 5:14:22 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Saw a panel of newspaper editor's on last night's Jim Lehrer News Hour, among whom was Howell Raines. The editors were chiefly discussing the coverage of the past year's three big stories, 9/11, the Catholic Church scandal, and the War on Terror and proposed War on Iraq. When the subject turned towards Iraq, Raines said, "One of the lessons of Vietnam was that you should ask questions before you start the war." When the moderator replied that Raines' critics claimed that Raines was not asking questions, but providing answers, Raines just huffed a little and said, "my critics have their own ideological viewpoint." First time he has spoken on the issue to my knowledge, but it's not much of an answer. Still, the stories of the last two weeks have done much less editorializing. Perhaps Keller's reproof could not be so easily dismissed? BTW, the NY Times published a correction today where they admitted that they had misrepresented Kissinger's views. Then they restated Kisinger's views and mistated them again, though not as obviously.

To: JohnM who wrote (41948)	9/4/2002 6:13:04 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Here is the "National Review" take on the Texas Senate. TEXAS The Matchup: Attorney General John Cornyn (R.) vs. Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk (D.) Latest Poll: Tied at 46 percent, by Democratic firm Montgomery & Associates The Line: Republicans aren't supposed to lose in Texas, but several polls have shown Kirk leading Cornyn. Republicans plausibly say this is because Kirk is better known throughout the state, and that party loyalists will fall in line as the campaign intensifies. Kirk has raised much of his money outside the state, from Democrats who would like to see an African American elected to the Senate. A Kirk victory, should it happen, would be the story of the election ? interpreted by the media as a rebuke of Bush, plus hailed as a milestone in racial progress and probably guaranteeing Democratic retention of the Senate. nationalreview.com