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Martin Baron's Plan to Save The Washington Post
What Those Glowing Obits Didn't Tell You About Joe Allbritton
Politico’s fawning obituary of banker and media magnate Joseph Allbritton was predictable, given that his son Robert is the newspaper’s publisher. According to the obit, Allbritton senior was “genial and easygoing,” “often gave charitable gifts anonymously to avoid publicity,” and had “an uncommon gift for making numbers come alive in his imagination.” READ MORE >>
A Letter to Advertisers on Behalf of Mitt Romney’s New Magazine
As the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday, Mitt Romney’s controversial post-election conference call with donors also included a proposal from the former Massachusetts governor to start a monthly publication for supporters. What might a letter to advertisers look like on behalf of the nascent title? Nov. 7, 2012 Dear Advertiser, READ MORE >>
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Daily Breakdown: Likely Voter Screens Boost Romney
Fox News and CNN have surveys showing Romney making gains after shifting to a likely voter model. That’s utterly predictable, but the size of Romney’s gains is more interesting. READ MORE >>
Even the Costa Ricans... and Chinese and Mexicans...
“Even the Costa Ricans have health insurance for all their people.” That was Howard Dean’s old line, when he was talking about all the countries that had universal health care. Today, Dean could also say “Even the Mexicans” or “even the Chinese.” READ MORE >>
What Romney Isn’t Telling You About Health Care
Imagine, for a moment, that part or all the Affordable Care Act vanishes from the books—a victim of Republican nominees serving on the Supreme Court or Republicans elected to office after November. Do the Republicans, including presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney, have an alternative plan that would significantly improve access to health care? Nope. READ MORE >>