Post's Post-Convention 'Balancing' Act (Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel) 9/9/08? A September 7 Washington Post article purported to offer "a guide to some of the more questionable assertions" coming from the Republican and Democratic presidential tickets at the recent party conventions....more...Journalistic Bias Targets Palin (Blogcritics.org) Anne Kornblut, of the Washington Post puts words in Sarah Palin's mouth in a classic example of journalistic bias. I used to have respect for the Washington Post. It was my hometown paper for many years, and I took some pride in believing that it was one of the few papers in the US which at least tried to be somewhat non-partisan. Much to my dismay, their latest article on Sarah Palin presents ......more... National study finds post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients (EurekAlert!) Suffering serious injury can have long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health, according to the largest-ever US study evaluating the impact of traumatic injury. Researchers from the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center and University of Washington found that post-traumatic stress disorder and depression were common among patients assessed one year after suffering serious ......more... Washington Post Examines Rhode Island Plan To Cap Medicaid Spending In Exchange For Greater Flexibility In Overhauling ... (Medical News Today) Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri's (R) request to CMS last month for a waiver to set limits on state Medicaid spending has "alarmed" congressional Democrats and low-income advocacy groups who said the proposal would reduce access to nursing homes, raise out-of-pocket expenses for low-income families and limit eligibility and enrollment of residents in the program, the Washington Post reports....more... SILive.com: Politics Forum (Staten Island Advance) 13229. This link... To an article in the Washington post was deleted. When I left work there were no comments, but I see the whole thread is missing. This article contains a quote from a Republican campaign strategist, John Feehery, who states:...more... DCCC Mailings Criticize Va. Congressional Candidate Fimian's Positions On Women's Rights, Health Issues (Medical News Today) The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the past three weeks has sent at least seven mailings calling Keith Fimian, the Republican candidate for Virginia's 11th Congressional District, as a "reactionary activist seeking to roll back the rights of women," the Washington Post reports....more... Chambliss sets the record straight on domestic cotton production (High Plains Journal) U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-GA, Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Nov. 8 took to the Senate floor blasting a recent editorial published in the Washington Post regarding domestic cotton production and the global market....more... Home Front: Fall Design Trends, Countertop Options, Soft Sheets, Displaying Stuffed Animals and more (Washington Post) Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. ...more... Obama hits back hard at McCain (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News) WASHINGTON ? Thrown off stride by a hard-charging campaign from Republican rivals John McCain and Sarah Palin, Barack Obama moved Friday to reclaim the spotlight and assure worried supporters that he can and will fight back....more... |