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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Did The New York Times Break the Law?

(Fox News) - Republican Congressman Tom Davis of Virginia is asking Democrat Henry Waxman, the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, to convene a hearing over the MoveOn.org ad in The New York Times calling General David Petraeus, "General Betray Us."

Davis says The Times may have unlawfully subsidized the political message of MoveOn by giving it a discounted rate. As we told you last week, MoveOn says it paid$ 65,000 dollars for an ad which The Times tells FOX normally sells for more than $181,000.

Waxman says he believes Republicans are trying to manufacture a controversy, but will consider ordering a hearing.

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