White House Correspondents Criticize Alleged 'Softball Thrower' -- and Jeff Gannon Fires Back credit: Aya Kawano By Joe Strupp Published: February 02, 2005 4:20 PM ET NEW YORK Who is Jeff Gannon, why are some White House reporters saying terrible things about him, and why did the group that handles credentials for Capitol Hill correspondents turn down his request last summer, as E&P has learned? Gannon, the White House correspondent for Talon News, a pro-conservative Web site linked to GOPUSA.com, has drawn attention recently among those who cover the president for what many consider to be an especially partisan approach....