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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: steve harris who wrote (36446)	7/14/2005 1:35:36 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 93284

Yep...he's whacko.

To: steve harris who wrote (36446)	7/14/2005 2:11:30 PM
From: Land Shark	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 93284

What is Talon News, and why does it have press credentials? Talon News, a conservative company whose Washington bureau chief and White House correspondent Jeff Gannon is well-known for asking loaded pro-Republican questions at White House press briefings, appears to be more a political organization than a media outlet. mediamatters.org

To: steve harris who wrote (36446)	7/14/2005 2:12:20 PM
From: Land Shark	Respond to of 93284

Friday, February 11, 2005 Gannon's White House Maneuver A person close to the Standing Committee of Correspondents, the press body that oversees the distribution of credentials on Capitol Hill, forwarded me documents pertaining to Talon News and Jeff Gannon's application rejection in 2004. According to the documents, James Guckert, "who writes under the name Jeff Gannon, of Talon News," applied for Capitol Hill credentials at the beginning of 2004. In the minutes from a Standing Committee meeting, a member describes Gannon and Talon News as follows: mediacitizen.blogspot.com