The Death of Mary McGrory The Death of Mary McGrory
Washington is less today than it was yesterday. Mary McGrory is dead. She was the best liberal newspaper columnist of the latter 20th Century. Sorry...
Apr 23, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Woodward on Bush Woodward on Bush
It's hard to know what is more disturbing. That George W. Bush misled the public by stating in the months before the Iraq war that he was seriously pursuing...
Apr 19, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
On 9/11, CIA Chief Gets Off Easy On 9/11, CIA Chief Gets Off Easy
Despite the headlines, CIA chief George Tenet got off easy. The day after Tenet testified before the 9/11 commission, The New York Times dec...
Apr 15, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Condi’s Cover-up Caves In Condi’s Cover-up Caves In
A small but significant White House cover-up fell apart this past weekend. When the White House finally released the August 6, 2001 President's Dail...
Apr 12, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Rice on the Stand–And Afterward Rice on the Stand–And Afterward
[FOR AN UPDATE ON THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S RELEASE OF THE CONTROVERSIAL PRESIDENTIAL DAILY BRIEFING OF AUGUST 6, 2001, SCROLL DOWN TEN PARAGRAPHS.]
Apr 8, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Lying About Rwanda’s Genocide Lying About Rwanda’s Genocide
As a fellow who wrote a book contending that the current president is a serial prevaricator, I often am asked by conservative critics: So did you ever c...
Apr 2, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
The Safire Rules The Safire Rules
Is a New York Times columnist--or any columnist--free to make a false assertion and not have to correct it? According to the newly installed public ...
Mar 29, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
MIA WMDs–For Bush, It’s a Joke MIA WMDs–For Bush, It’s a Joke
Only in Washington. Last night I was at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner. It's a formal-and-fun affair where thousands of...
Mar 25, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
The Worst of Bush’s Iraq Whoppers The Worst of Bush’s Iraq Whoppers
For months now I have been contemplating a grand project: chronicling every misleading statement George W. Bush and his crew uttered before the war about Ir...
Mar 17, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Happy Birthday, C-SPAN! Happy Birthday, C-SPAN!
The mud is flying, as a bitter presidential campaign is under way. With eight months remaining until E-Day, commentators are already pointing to the vicious...
Mar 12, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn