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Researcher Steven Hatfill wins settlement in anthrax case

By A. James Memmott   |   June 29, 2008 at 8:57am   |   0 Comments

Dr. Steven J. Hatfill, a biomedical researcher, is no longer a person of interest in the investigation of the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States.

Sheldon Adelson unwilling profile subject of the New Yorker

By A. James Memmott   |   June 29, 2008 at 8:45am   |   1 Comments

There was a time when Sheldon G. Adelson seemed famous for his anonymity. He built casinos, backed politicians and contributed millions of dollars to a variety of causes but stayed behind the scenes.

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann is not going to take it anymore

By A. James Memmott   |   June 23, 2008 at 6:17am   |   7 Comments

It’s official. Keith Olbermann is mad. Mad as in angry, irritated and grumpy.

Tim Russert among the elite graduates of the Moynihan ‘Seminar’

By Carol Eisenberg   |   June 17, 2008 at 10:13am   |   1 Comments

The network that gave Tim Russert his start in life was called “The Seminar” by those who graduated from it.

Russert and neocon William Kristol linked by Moynihan campaign

By A. James Memmott   |   June 17, 2008 at 10:00am   |   0 Comments

The tributes to Timothy J. Russert, the host of NBC’s Meet the Press who died Friday, have been heartfelt, moving and bipartisan. Often, too, they have contained surprises.

Blogger Mayhill Fowler scores some of campaigns’ biggest scoops

By A. James Memmott   |   June 10, 2008 at 7:16am   |   0 Comments

One of the many ironies of the endless 2008 primary season is that two of the bigger news stories were generated by an unpaid “citizen journalist.”

Vanity Fair article on Bill Clinton reveals few facts and few sources

By A. James Memmott   |   June 4, 2008 at 12:25pm   |   0 Comments

It’s been that kind of year. As the primary season is about to end, as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could be preparing to say a graceful goodbye to the presidential race, her husband has gotten into yet another food fight.

CBS will pay $1.8 billion for CNET Networks

By Laurie Bennett   |   May 15, 2008 at 9:50am   |   0 Comments

CBS announced today that is acquiring CNET Networks Inc., for $1.8 billion, at $11.50 per share.

Craig Newmark pursues politics and citizen journalism

By Laurie Bennett   |   May 12, 2008 at 8:57am   |   0 Comments

It’s not only his day job that is drawing attention to Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

Barbara Walters sure knows how to pitch a memoir

By A. James Memmott   |   May 5, 2008 at 2:40pm   |   0 Comments

As a long-time interviewer of celebrities turned authors, Barbara Walters knows how to hype a book.


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