Staff / TruthdigMay 21, 2009
Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham says the CIA didn't brief him about the use of waterboarding on suspected terrorists, and he has the records in his personal notebooks to prove it, as he points out during a timely book tour stopover on Wednesday's "Colbert Report." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2007
FEMA has admitted that it was probably a mistake to hold a press conference without members of the press. On Tuesday the agency, perhaps trying to get a jump on the kind of negative publicity it received after Hurricane Katrina, stuffed a press briefing with its own employees, who lobbed softballs such as "Are you happy with FEMA's response so far?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMar 28, 2007
The military covered its ass on Monday, with a report on the investigation into the exploitation of Pat Tillman that stank of non-denial denials. After three years of lies and obfuscation, the Tillman family deserves better. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMar 27, 2007
The Pentagon briefed the Tillman family Monday following dual investigations into the alleged criminality and cover-up in the aftermath of the fratricide of Pat Tillman. Here is the family's response, in its entirety. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 22, 2007
The long-dormant White House press corps has shown signs of life in recent months, including Monday's briefing when reporters refused to allow press secretary Tony Snow to dodge and divert their questions about the Army hospital scandal. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 13, 2006
New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow stumbled a bit during his first briefing, but also came off as refreshingly candid. "I'm not even going to try to fake it," he told one reporter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 28, 2006
Bush's first spokesman describes how the televised briefings we see on TV have much more to do with preening and posturing than serious Q & A.
We think the administration needs more public grilling, not less, but it's worth hearing his argument. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 11, 2006
Patrick Fitzgerald writes in a legal briefing, "It is hard to conceive of what evidence there could be that would disprove the existence of White House efforts to 'punish Wilson.' "
Also, Bush formally admits to declassifying the intelligence later leaked by Libby to reporters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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