https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/ en-us Copyright 2007 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:57:57 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Well, the mid-terms have come and gone, a wave crashing over the country, Congress, the White House and a bunch of very over-worked BBC journalists. With the voting over, this blog is wrapping up too - but first, thanks are... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/richard_greene/2006/11/good_night_and_good_luck.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/richard_greene/2006/11/good_night_and_good_luck.html Richard Greene Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:57:57 +0000 There was frustration with Iraq and concern about corruption - but you could argue that the real clincher for the Democrats, in the Senate at least, was the presence of mind of a young American of Indian descent. When Virginia’s... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/jamie_coomarasamy/2006/11/macaca_moment.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/jamie_coomarasamy/2006/11/macaca_moment.html Jamie Coomarasamy Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:06:27 +0000 Top liberal blogger the Daily Kos dissects the tensions within the Democratic camp over campaign strategy, but says anyone who does not think there is plenty of credit to go around is an idiot. Link But the conservative MacsMind denies... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/the_reporters/2006/11/midterms_blog_of_blogs_7.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/the_reporters/2006/11/midterms_blog_of_blogs_7.html The Reporters Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:26:23 +0000 If Donald Rumsfeld had been "let go" a few months ago, would the Republicans be facing such a desolate political landscape today? That's the question being asked by some bitter party stalwarts who appear to believe the Senate, at least,... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/katty_kay/2006/11/rummys_firing_squad.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/katty_kay/2006/11/rummys_firing_squad.html Katty Kay Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:25:28 +0000 My thanks to all those of you who tried to convert me to the American breakfast in your replies to my blogs (here and here). I'm on my way back to the UK and just wanted to tell you of... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/gavin_esler/2006/11/food_for_the_soul.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/gavin_esler/2006/11/food_for_the_soul.html Gavin Esler Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:45:47 +0000 Jim Geraghty, blogging at the National Review, puts a brave face on the Republicans' election defeat: "Sometimes you'll be convinced you have fantastic arguments, and the other guy doesn't know what he's talking about. And yet sometimes they choose the... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/the_reporters/2006/11/midterms_blog_of_blogs_6.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/the_reporters/2006/11/midterms_blog_of_blogs_6.html The Reporters Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:33:09 +0000 There's a term used often in the military - "command climate". It signifies the atmosphere that a senior leader generates through his language, his behaviour, his attitude. The command climate seeps down from the top and influences the way the... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/adam_brookes/2006/11/rumsfeld_open_case.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/adam_brookes/2006/11/rumsfeld_open_case.html Adam Brookes Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:52:54 +0000 Bob Gates, the new Secretary of Defence, is a friend of President Bush's father. Coming on the heels of the appointment of James Baker to head the Iraq Study Group, think of it as the friends of Bush the father... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/matt_frei/2006/11/fathers_and_sons_1.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/matt_frei/2006/11/fathers_and_sons_1.html Matt Frei Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:36:45 +0000 Only last week, Vice-President Dick Cheney said he and Mr Bush were not up for election - it would be full speed ahead in Iraq, irrespective of the result of the mid-term polls. That full-speed-ahead policy has hit a wall.... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/justin_webb/2006/11/bush_no_room_to_hide_1.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/justin_webb/2006/11/bush_no_room_to_hide_1.html Justin Webb Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:18:10 +0000 It's a pretty wet and gloomy morning here in northern Virginia - rainy, overcast, and pretty depressing for the folks here. And it's depressing because they voted in record numbers (for mid-term elections) here, but they still don't know who... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/jamie_coomarasamy/2006/11/a_gloomy_morning.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/jamie_coomarasamy/2006/11/a_gloomy_morning.html Jamie Coomarasamy Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:13:41 +0000 With the future of the government of the most powerful country on earth in the balance I'm delighted that my blog yesterday attracted an enormous response - from those who felt I had dissed American breakfasts. Now I know that... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/gavin_esler/2006/11/gridlock_and_paralysis.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/gavin_esler/2006/11/gridlock_and_paralysis.html Gavin Esler Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:11:23 +0000 Do Republicans have all the best soundbites? It seemed that way as I hunted through tape after tape of final Democrat stump speeches and interviews looking for a good "clip" - the phrase we tend to use in the BBC... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/james_westhead/2006/11/sound_bites.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/james_westhead/2006/11/sound_bites.html James Westhead Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:21:08 +0000 Polling stations are selected for their situation not for their suitability, so elections take some people into unfamiliar and possibly alien surroundings. Schools, fire stations, church halls are the established favourites, and voting draws a different crowd into many of... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/guto_harri/2006/11/dying_to_vote.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/guto_harri/2006/11/dying_to_vote.html Guto Harri Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:51:24 +0000 Daily Kos declares "Victory Open Thread!" and sums up its jubilant mood with a photo of a wave captioned "Ride it... you've earned it". (link) Blogs for Bush argues that a Democratic House will not be a major obstacle for... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/the_reporters/2006/11/midterms_blog_of_blogs_5.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/the_reporters/2006/11/midterms_blog_of_blogs_5.html The Reporters Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:10:45 +0000 The shadow of the Mark Foley affair may have been what threw the mid-terms to the Democrats here in Florida's 16th district but it was a close race none the less. The Republicans had only five weeks to prep their... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/11/scandal_hits_home.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/11/scandal_hits_home.html Andy Gallacher Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:36:31 +0000