The Friday round-up...
Want a Different Abu Ghraib Story? Try This One [WSJ, 5.14.2004]
Saddam had their hands cut off. America gave them new ones.
Polls Show Bush's Job-Approval Ratings Sinking [NYT, 5.14.2004]
By DAVID E. SANGER
President Bush's job-approval numbers have sunk to all-time lows, with a majority of Americans now saying, for the first time, that the invasion of Iraq was not worth the cost.
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The Needle in the Database [NYT, 5.14.2004]
By CHRISTOPHER WHITCOMB
The United States has the world's most comprehensive spyworks, but it is a system that doesn't understand its own strengths.
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How the Feds Got Their Men [NYT, 5.14.2004]
By BRYAN BURROUGH
F.B.I reform? It's happened before — 70 years ago.
On the Road Again, But Now the Boss Is Sitting Beside You [WSJ, 5.14.2004]
As employers increasingly turn to GPS technology to keep track of their fleets, more workers are balking at having the boss constantly looking over their shoulders.
Web Sites Offer Campaign Garb [WSJ, 5.14.2004]
When it comes to offering a broad array of official campaign merchandise, Bush has a healthy lead over Kerry.
Well, Aren't You Special [WSJ, 5.14.2004]
You don't have to be very important these days to be a VIP. From symphonies to museums to rock concerts, America's entertainment, travel and fitness industries are selling specialness -- to everybody.
Lights! Camera! (and plenty of) Action! [CSM, 5.14.2004]
Summer is the cinematic silly season and promises no shortage of sequels and spin-offs.
Is the New York Ice Age In That Summer Movie A Realistic Possibility? [WSJ, 5.14.2004]
The upcoming disaster flick, "The Day After Tomorrow," is hitting theaters at a pivotal moment in research into whether the current global warming caused by the greenhouse effect could, paradoxically, trigger a deep freeze in some regions.
Summer Reading [WSJ, 5.14.2004]
The new wave of beach books has a serious undertow. We look at the best of this season's weighty biographies and novels -- plus some sunnier alternatives.
TV's big draw [CSM, 5.14.2004]
Networks plan to launch several animated series aimed at young adults.
And Slate’s Today’s Papers…
Vanity Unfair? … Earlier this week, LA Weekly reported that the LAT and NYT were both investigating Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's ties to Hollywood. Well, the LAT beats its East Cost rival to the punch today, even if it turns out to be a glancing blow. Though Carter admittedly weaseled himself a shocking $100,000 consulting fee for A Beautiful Mind, the LAT apparently couldn't deliver on leaked speculation that he had received kickbacks for cover slots. Instead, the paper paints a picture of an editor increasingly distracted by his Hollywood friends—a shame for readers, perhaps, but hardly worthy of front-page treatment.
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