Empyre for Monday, September 20, 2004

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Monday, September 20, 2004

The CYA Principle And How Not To

It is always a good thing, especially in politics, to ensure that your ass is covered. Period. In this lesson of How Not To Cover Your Ass, a simple updating of a website can be a foolish oversight. Shortly after September 11, the State Department put up a website about Osama and Co., al-Qaeda, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Credibility, Reliability, And Accountability

The foremost story of the day, of course, is Dan Rather's apology for airing the Bush National Guard papers without an extensive investigation into the irrefutability of the source and the documents. CBS executives maintain they decided to air the story for competitive reasons, not because of... Sign in to see full entry.

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