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The "unbiased" Tom Raum who wrote the above article...

Dubya's real legacy: Staggering, future-threatening debt
By TOM RAUM
Mar 21, 2005, 04:47

Loyalty pays off in Bush camp - Job security seems to depend on it regardless of the facts
2003-07-27
by Tom Raum
Associated Press

Analysis: U.S. Facing Credibility Issues
By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer
Sun Dec 11, 8:26 PM ET

December 17, 2005
Analysis: Legal problems add to GOP woes
By TOM RAUM
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Tom Raum wrote last November, in which he described Hilary Clinton, as "a Northeastern centrist"

New pressure on Bush to find exit strategy

BY TOM RAUM / Associated Press Analysis

The deadly recent attacks on American troops in Iraq are increasing the pressure on President Bush to develop an exit strategy. The U.S. death toll from the war is now over 1,800, and a new AP-Ipsos poll shows the lowest approval yet for Bush's handling of Iraq, just 38 percent.

December 18, 2005
Republican leadership faces woes and loss of discipline
Tom Raum THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tom Raum:

Some Republicans weren't too happy, either, although they generally said they understood Bush's rationale. "I understand why the president had to do this," said Sen. George Allen, R-Va, adding: "I think it's unfortunate that he had to use this option."

The actual quote:

"I accept and understand why the president had to do this. I think it's unfortunate that he had to use this option because John Bolton was denied the fairness of an up-or-down vote. I think John Bolton is well qualified. He is principled. And he will advocate for the U.S. taxpayers." -- Sen. George Allen, R-Va.

Can You Spot the Bias?

“Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s CIA-leak inquiry is focusing attention on what long has been a Bush White House tactic: slash-and-burn assaults on its critics, particularly those opposed to the President’s Iraq war policies.”

— Opening sentence of October 18 AP dispatch by Tom Raum, a “news analysis” piece that many Web sites, including CNN and the Washington Post, packaged as a straight news report.

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