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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (3308)	7/10/2003 11:14:24 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793782

When Raines appeared on PBS at the start of the Times' mess, he was defensive and arrogant. I will watch with interest.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (3308)	7/11/2003 9:31:58 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793782

From the TV reporter at the "Washington Post." I don't like the sound of this one. Too easy to manipulate. >>> Albrecht also struggled to describe HBO's new series "K Street," a weekly half-hour in which actors playing lobbyists will attempt to curry favor with actual politicians who have agreed to play along. He finally came up with "real fiction," but added, "I'm really not sure." Political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin will appear on the show as themselves, whatever that means. Each Monday, the writers will scour the newspapers to decide on that week's politically charged topic, then they'll shoot for 21/2 days, edit for 21/2 days and the episode will air Sunday night. Some weeks, Carville explained, the show might tackle "war and peace" issues; other weeks, some lesser subject such as inclusion of "trans-fat" information on food nutrition labels, which he said was "a huge issue" in Washington. Produced in the nation's capital, the 10-episode series will be mostly improvised, the producers said. Except, of course, the politicians' lines, which will be carefully crafted by their press reps. Critics seemed confused about "K Street," but then so did Albrecht. Executive producer Henry Bean said he welcomed the confusion. "We like the fact that you can't always tell what is real and what is staged." "It's unlike anything I've ever seen," Albrecht said. "This is beyond beyond -- one of the most adventurous things I've ever seen." washingtonpost.com