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R.I.P., 2010

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

In Saturday’s Boston Globe, Joseph P. Kahn did his usual fine job with the annual year in passing feature, which spotlights the notable deaths of the last 12 months. Representative sample: Also sounding their last notes in 2010 were Teddy … Continue reading →

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Charlie Wilson’s Warts

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Lots of boffo obits for former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson (D-Afghanistan), who inspired the movie “Charlie Wilson’s War” (also boffo at the box office). One news organization wearing industrial-size pom-poms: The Wall Street Journal, whose Friday editorial began this way: The … Continue reading →

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