White House to Offer Iraq Plan of Gradual Cuts
The White House plans to use a report next month assessing progress in Iraq to outline a plan for gradual troop reductions beginning next year that would fall far short of the drawdown demanded by Congressional opponents of the war, according to administration and military officials.
discussion:
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: Gonna Walk (Before They Make Us Run)
Atrios / Eschaton: Thanks, Oh Wise Old Men of Washington
The Xsociate / All Spin Zone: Numbers Game — The White House may propose troop cuts.LA Times Editorial: It's not journalism
Google's latest effort highlights the difference between what it does and what newspapers and magazines do... Many publishers consider the Internet, and Google in particular, a greater threat to their livelihoods than Osama bin Laden. Among those who have taken particular offense at Google are some current and aspiring newspaper publishers, including Sam Zell (who's in the process of buying Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times), who once famously asked, "If all of the newspapers in America did not allow Google to steal their content, how profitable would Google be?"
Discussion:
David A. Utter / WebProNews: LA Times Loses It Over GoogleDonna Bogatin / Insider Chatter: Google News is a Joke: LA Times is NOT LaughingDave Winer / Scripting News: Journalism is the new Catholic ChurchMike Masnick / Techdirt: LA Times: Publishers Think Google Is Worse Than Osama bid Laden
Amy Webb / mydigimedia: From the "Um, I don't think so..." Departme
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV: Could Topix "Kill Off American Newspapers?"
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Robert Niles / Online Journalism Review:The L.A. Times tells its readers: 'Shut up' — Commentary: A Times editorial attacks the concept of reader comments on news stories, declaring Google a greater threat "than Osama bin Laden." — The Los Angeles Times this morning insulted its readers in a stunning editorial that compared Google …
Discussion: Scripting News, paidContent.org and Techdirt Discussion: Dave Winer / Scripting News: Google running circles around the journos
Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org: Weekend Reading II: Experimental Google News Comments Feature …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: SF Chronicle's Stages Of Google Grief Lead To Suggestion For Google …Tourist Wrestles Gator in Penn.
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