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By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAs David Knowles wrote earlier, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is under fire for a passage in her op-ed piece that is a near-identical copy of one from TPM's Josh Marshall.Now, Politico reports that the New York Times has issued them a statement defending Dowd:...I put the question of whether this is common practice for columnists before Times editorial page editor Andy Rosenthal, who passed me along to PR. But now I've now received a statement supporting Dowd from spokesperson Diane McNulty. Maureen had us correct the column online as soon as the error was brought to her attention, ...
Pander-Fest '08: Hillary Vs. OPEC
By David Knowles - Politics DailyFresh off a gas tax holiday idea that over 200 economists (including noted elitist Nobel Prize winners) have panned, Hillary Clinton has followed-up with another startling proposal sure to rouse populist blood pressure but, like the tax holiday, never amount to a hill of beans. As oil prices have reached record levels, Hillary has sensed a campaign opening, so she's sticking with the "Gas" category, but raising the wager somewhat. Now, she's going after the big boys: OPEC, your days are numbered. As Ben Smith reported yesterday, Hillary boldly declared the following:"We're going to go right at ...
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