Seems somewhat scary how the press corp is being handled by the police. I knew it was a dangerous occupation in other countries but I did not realize that it was such an issue here in the US.
The Democratic Convention
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conventions/story?id=5668622&page=1
The Republican Convention
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/amy_goodman_two_democracy_now_producers
The second one is a bit more scary when you see the footage of the Chief reporter running out from the convention and then asking questions and immediately arrested after just watching the arrest of the camerawoman screaming “Press!” with the camera rolling.
VP Candidate Palin Church video
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/02/palins-church-may-have-sh_n_123205.html
The Next President
Mastering a Daunting Agenda
Richard Holbrooke
From Foreign Affairs, September/October 2008
Summary: The next U.S. president will inherit a more difficult set of international challenges than any predecessor since World War II.
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080901faessay87501/richard-holbrooke/the-next-president.html
