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This really was the best ride ever, with a team I was unbelievably fortunate to have been able to pull together.

 

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]]>Melinda HennebergerPolitics DailyPolitics NewsMelinda HennebergerFri, 11 Mar 2011 15:16:00 ESTR.I.P. Janet Battaile: New York Times (and Politics Daily) Editor Had 'a Gift for Humanity'http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/18/r-i-p-janet-battaile-new-york-times-and-politics-daily-edito/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/18/r-i-p-janet-battaile-new-york-times-and-politics-daily-edito/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/18/r-i-p-janet-battaile-new-york-times-and-politics-daily-edito/#comments
'Jan was a journalist's journalist, an editor's editor,' said Michael Oreskes, a colleague at the New York Times. 'She had a gift for making every story she touched -- and ever person she touched -- better.'

 

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]]>Jan BattaileJanet Battailejanet battaile new york timesjanet(jan)battaile,janet+(jan)++battaile,Jerry KnightmyelomaNew York TimesPolitics DailyMelinda HennebergerFri, 18 Feb 2011 16:20:00 ESTHow Nancy Reagan Won Us Overhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/04/how-nancy-reagan-won-us-over/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/04/how-nancy-reagan-won-us-over/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/04/how-nancy-reagan-won-us-over/#commentsFiled under:


'I will go to my grave believing she was the one who encouraged the president to say, at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, on June 12, 1987, 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.'

 

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]]>Allida Blackhow+old+is+nancy+reaganhowoldisnancyreaganjames+g+benzejamesgbenzeJoan Didionjoan+didion+/+pretty+nancyjoandidion/prettynancyLou Cannonmichael deaverNancy Reaganronald reaganronald+reagan+jrronaldreaganjrscholar+information+on+stem+cell+researchscholarinformationonstemcellresearchStu SpencerStuart K. SpencerMelinda HennebergerFri, 04 Feb 2011 07:43:00 ESTRichard Dreyfuss, Crusader for Civility and Labeler of 'Villains'http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/26/richard-dreyfuss-crusader-for-civility-and-labeler-of-villains/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/26/richard-dreyfuss-crusader-for-civility-and-labeler-of-villains/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/26/richard-dreyfuss-crusader-for-civility-and-labeler-of-villains/#commentsFiled under:


Besides acting, Richard Dreyfuss pushes civility and literacy in civics. 'What I want to do is ignite your outrage and (convince you) how much villains take advantage of your lack of outrage.'

 

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]]>civicscivilityciviloguedreyfuss initiativepolitical discourserichard dreyfussMelinda HennebergerWed, 26 Jan 2011 21:24:00 ESTObama's Centrist Tone Hits Right Note; State of the Union Ratings Soarhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/26/obamas-centrist-tone-hits-right-note-state-of-the-union-ratin/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/26/obamas-centrist-tone-hits-right-note-state-of-the-union-ratin/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/26/obamas-centrist-tone-hits-right-note-state-of-the-union-ratin/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


The president's address neither soared nor stumbled, but poll numbers suggest his centrist tone is popular: 81 percent said they now approve of Obama's economic plans.

 

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]]>Clean energy technolgyGabrielle GiffordsNASAMelinda HennebergerWed, 26 Jan 2011 01:46:00 ESTKermit Gosnell's Pro-Choice Enablers (Is This What an Industry That Self-Regulates Looks Like?)http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/23/kermit-gosnells-pro-choice-enablers-how-clinics-become-death-t/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/23/kermit-gosnells-pro-choice-enablers-how-clinics-become-death-t/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/23/kermit-gosnells-pro-choice-enablers-how-clinics-become-death-t/#commentsFiled under: ,


Self-policing in the Gosnell abortion case did not prevent tragedy any more than the self-regulation of the oil industry prevented the BP oil spill.

 

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]]>kermit gosnellNational Abortion FederationNational Right to LifeMelinda HennebergerSun, 23 Jan 2011 23:00:00 ESTThe Christian Argument Against Obama's and Palin's View of Jared Loughner as 'Evil'http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/19/the-christian-argument-against-obamas-and-palins-view-of-jared/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/19/the-christian-argument-against-obamas-and-palins-view-of-jared/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/19/the-christian-argument-against-obamas-and-palins-view-of-jared/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


It's the Christian underpinnings of my view of evil -- in a world in which we do have free will, and sin -- that make it impossible for me to see those with a mental illness as an embodiment of moral evil.

 

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]]>Barack Obamaeviljared loughnermental illnessMike BaroneRoger SimonSarah PalinschizophreniaMelinda HennebergerWed, 19 Jan 2011 23:00:00 EST'Parker/Spitzer,' E.D. Hill and Our Toxic Rhetoric: Is 'Rudeness Rewarded' CNN's Motto?http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/12/parker-spitzer-e-d-hill-and-our-toxic-rhetoric-will-rudenes/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/12/parker-spitzer-e-d-hill-and-our-toxic-rhetoric-will-rudenes/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/12/parker-spitzer-e-d-hill-and-our-toxic-rhetoric-will-rudenes/#comments
Will E.D. Hill replace Kathleen Parker as Eliot Spitzer's co-host on CNN's nightly talk show? If so, shame on CNN -- and on viewers for not insisting on more thoughtfulness in our discourse.

 

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]]>E.D. HillEliot SpitzerGabrielle GiffordsKathleen Parkertucson shootingsMelinda HennebergerWed, 12 Jan 2011 08:16:00 ESTJay Rosen, Media Critic, Wants to Hear All About ME! (Yay!)http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/06/jay-rosen-media-critic-wants-to-hear-all-about-me-yay/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/06/jay-rosen-media-critic-wants-to-hear-all-about-me-yay/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/06/jay-rosen-media-critic-wants-to-hear-all-about-me-yay/#comments
Rosen wants reporters to come clean about who they are and what they believe. But the fact that I am at heart someone interested in getting honest answers is the most salient "truth" about me.

 

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]]>david folkenflikjay rosennotre dameMelinda HennebergerThu, 06 Jan 2011 06:46:00 ESTNotre Dame's Fr. Jenkins Pins Delays in Lizzy Seeberg Case on 'Discrepancies'http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/27/notre-dames-fr-jenkins-pins-delays-in-lizzy-seeberg-case-on-d/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/27/notre-dames-fr-jenkins-pins-delays-in-lizzy-seeberg-case-on-d/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/27/notre-dames-fr-jenkins-pins-delays-in-lizzy-seeberg-case-on-d/#commentsFiled under:


Whatever happened in that dorm room can never now be proven or prosecuted, and it's far from clear that it would have been even if Lizzy had lived. Yet even if Lizzy's account is 1000 percent accurate, she has arguably been treated even more shabbily by Notre Dame than by the football player, and in plain sight.

 

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]]>Declan Sullivans deathjohn jenkinslizzy seebergNotre Dame FootballMelinda HennebergerMon, 27 Dec 2010 08:45:00 ESTHacked but Not Hacked Off (Also Not in London, and No More Broke Than Usual)http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/19/hacked-but-not-hacked-off-also-not-in-london-and-no-more-broke/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/19/hacked-but-not-hacked-off-also-not-in-london-and-no-more-broke/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/19/hacked-but-not-hacked-off-also-not-in-london-and-no-more-broke/#commentsFiled under:


Down and out and stranded in London? No, just a scam by someone hijacking my e-mail account to sucker my friends and contacts ... and a reminder at Christmastime of the generosity of people.

 

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]]>e-mail scamshackersMelinda HennebergerSun, 19 Dec 2010 21:30:00 ESTLizzy Seeberg's Family Feels Rejected by Notre Dame as Football Star Is Not Chargedhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/17/lizzy-seebergs-family-feels-violated-notre-dame-football-star/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/17/lizzy-seebergs-family-feels-violated-notre-dame-football-star/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/17/lizzy-seebergs-family-feels-violated-notre-dame-football-star/#comments
In their search for answers following their daughter's suicide, Tom and Mary Seeberg have been stonewalled by a school that 11 Seebergs call alma mater.

 

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]]>lizzy seebergNotre Damesexual batterySuicideMelinda HennebergerFri, 17 Dec 2010 02:14:00 ESTElizabeth Edwards, Rest in Peacehttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/07/elizabeth-edwards-r-i-p/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/07/elizabeth-edwards-r-i-p/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/07/elizabeth-edwards-r-i-p/#commentsFiled under:


Before their son Wade's Jeep was blown off the road in a freak storm in 1996, John and Elizabeth "had the storybook life and the storybook marriage,'' their friend David Kirby said. But like most pre-Disney fairy tales, it also included some dark and confusing turns.

 

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]]>breast cancerElizabeth EdwardsJohn EdwardsMelinda HennebergerTue, 07 Dec 2010 18:08:00 ESTDavid Broder Is Not the Dean of Me (And I Do Not Cry for Charlie Rangel)http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/david-broder-is-not-the-dean-of-me-and-i-do-not-cry-for-charlie/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/david-broder-is-not-the-dean-of-me-and-i-do-not-cry-for-charlie/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/david-broder-is-not-the-dean-of-me-and-i-do-not-cry-for-charlie/#comments
Broder seems happy to confirm the worst fears of our fiercest detractors -- namely, that journalists are so star-struck by anyone with a little power that we don't care what rules they break as long as they keep us amused.

 

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]]>Charlie Rangeldan rostenkowskidavid broderhouse ethics panelnancy pelosiTax evasiontom delaywashington postMelinda HennebergerMon, 06 Dec 2010 23:50:00 ESTHarry Potter and the Teen Love Triangle: 'It Could Always Have Gone Either Way'http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/28/harry-potter-and-the-teen-love-triangle-it-could-always-have-g/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/28/harry-potter-and-the-teen-love-triangle-it-could-always-have-g/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/28/harry-potter-and-the-teen-love-triangle-it-could-always-have-g/#commentsFiled under:


The demo in the theater on Black Friday was not what I expected; the audience was mostly adults unaccompanied by minors.

 

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]]>Harry PotterMelinda HennebergerSun, 28 Nov 2010 23:00:00 ESTNotre Dame's Punt in the Probe of Lizzy Seeberg's Sad Deathhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/25/notre-dames-shameful-punt-in-the-probe-of-lizzy-seebergs-sad-d/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/25/notre-dames-shameful-punt-in-the-probe-of-lizzy-seebergs-sad-d/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/25/notre-dames-shameful-punt-in-the-probe-of-lizzy-seebergs-sad-d/#commentsFiled under: ,


The St. Mary's College freshman took her life this fall after she reported being assaulted by a Notre Dame football player. ND officials' silence in the case casts a pall over the entire athletic program.

 

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]]>Carol Ann MooneyChicago TribuneDeclan SullivanDepressionEffexorElizabeth SeebergFighting IrishSuicideMelinda HennebergerThu, 25 Nov 2010 22:08:00 ESTBarbour on '12 Run: 'We've Begun to Talk About It' (And Daniels? 'I'm Thinking')http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/barbour-on-12-run-weve-begun-to-talk-about-it-and-daniels/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/barbour-on-12-run-weve-begun-to-talk-about-it-and-daniels/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/barbour-on-12-run-weve-begun-to-talk-about-it-and-daniels/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The old joke that every U.S. senator looks in the mirror and sees a president also applies to governors, and at least four current Republican ones.

 

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]]>bobby jindalfundraisingHaley BarbourMitch Danielsrepublican governorsrepublican governors associationTim PawlentyMelinda HennebergerThu, 18 Nov 2010 22:24:00 ESTChris Christie's Advice to GOP Governors Brings Down the Househttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/chris-christies-advice-to-gop-governors-brings-down-the-house/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/chris-christies-advice-to-gop-governors-brings-down-the-house/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/chris-christies-advice-to-gop-governors-brings-down-the-house/#commentsFiled under: ,


The New Jersey governor stole the show at the Republican Governors Association meeting Thursday with blunt talk and some good one-liners.

 

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]]>Bob McDonnellchris christieMitch Danielsnewt gingrichrepublican governors associationTim PawlentyMelinda HennebergerThu, 18 Nov 2010 17:36:00 ESTRepublican Governors Association: Celebrating New Faces, Visiting Familiar Themeshttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/17/republican-governors-association-celebrating-new-faces-visitin/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/17/republican-governors-association-celebrating-new-faces-visitin/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/17/republican-governors-association-celebrating-new-faces-visitin/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The Wednesday conference session provided a stage to introduce new governors and affirm GOP priorities.

 

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]]>Mary FallinNikki Haleyrepublican governors associationSusana MartinezMelinda HennebergerWed, 17 Nov 2010 23:22:00 ESTRepublican Governors Association Meeting Draws New Members, 2012 Contendershttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/16/republican-governors-association-meeting-draws-new-members-2012/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/16/republican-governors-association-meeting-draws-new-members-2012/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/16/republican-governors-association-meeting-draws-new-members-2012/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The group has a lot to celebrate after netting at least six more governorships.

 

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]]>new governorsrepublican governors associationRick PerryMelinda HennebergerTue, 16 Nov 2010 22:15:00 EST