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By Our Readers, Helen Thomas & Russell Jacoby

This article appeared in the May 8, 2006 edition of The Nation.

April 19, 2006

HELEN THOMAS, HELEN THOMAS

Washington press corps veteran Helen Thomas's March 27 "Lap Dogs of the Press" drew a sustained and heartfelt outpouring from our readers. Below is a sample.   --The Editors


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About Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas, a Hearst Newspapers columnist, served for fifty-seven years as a correspondent for United Press International and, as White House bureau chief, covered every President since John F. Kennedy. She was the first woman officer of the National Press Club. more...

About Russell Jacoby

Russell Jacoby, a professor of history at UCLA, is the author of The Last Intellectuals, Dialectic of Defeat and other works. His new book, Picture Imperfect: Utopian Thought for an Anti-Utopian Age, has just been published by Columbia University Press. more...
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