Posted by Jed Lewison on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 4:59 PM Pacific

The Ron Fournier Factor

Josh Marshall points to the lede of this AP story, which is quite strong:

BAGHDAD - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Iraq for talks with commanders of a war he long opposed follows the prime minister's apparent endorsement of his troop withdrawal plan and a shift by the White House away from refusing to discuss that option.

This lends credence to the idea that the AP's big problem is it's Washington, DC bureau, helmed by Ron "Keep Up The Fight" Fournier and Liz "Donuts" Sidoti.

The Ron Fournier Factor

Josh Marshall points to the lede of this AP story, which is quite strong:

BAGHDAD - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Iraq for talks with commanders of a war he long opposed follows the prime minister's apparent endorsement of his troop withdrawal plan and a shift by the White House away from refusing to discuss that option.

This lends credence to the idea that the AP's big problem is it's Washington, DC bureau, helmed by Ron "Keep Up The Fight" Fournier and Liz "Donuts" Sidoti.

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