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from Parliament Hill reporter David Akin
View Article  Top news stories of 2007

CTV News announced the top ten stories of 2007 this morning but pure political stories didn’t do very well this year, as our president Robert Hurst — who once covered Parliament Hill — writes in a piece on our Web site:

Normally a prime minister and his government's achievements ...   more »

View Article  Kurtz says enough with the unnamed sources ...

Washington Post media columnist Howard Kurtz has a good idea: Political reporters should stop letting sources who refuse to go on the record throw mud at political opponents.

Is it really necessary to allow operatives from one campaign to attack another candidate without their names attached? These strategists are ...   more »

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