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so this thing called the Downing Street memo is getting in the news around the US: it's a memo prepared by British intelligence folks for Tony Blair, saying that "the Bush administration was selectively choosing evidence that supported its case for going to war and ignoring anything to the contrary." Obviously, this sounds pretty big, but not many US newspapers have said much about it in the 6 weeks since it came out in the UK and Europe, where it was a huge story. So here's a rundown of the articles I've seen recently.

USA Today's article, via Yahoo, which includes the previous quote

Washington Post's Jefferson Morley's World Opinion Roundup

Dan Froomkin's White House Briefing, also from the Post, with blurbs on other scandals that have come out recently, such as ExxonMobil lobbying the White House to not sign the Kyoto treaty, government officials changing scientific findings about global warming, and more.

Morley's online chat where he complains about the lack of coverage.

An online chat with another Post writer, Michael Fletcher, who really doesn't say much of anything. He sounds defensive at times.

Anyway, it's an interesting story, and I hope it gets some more press around the country.