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What if Helen Thomas Had Emulated Powerful Right-Wingers and Said Palestinians Don't Exist?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 14, 2010.

Right-wingers constantly deny the existence of the Palestinian identity, and they get to keep their jobs.

Getting to the Bottom of Why "They" Want to Hurt Us

Ray McGovern, Consortium News. January 18, 2010.

Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas broke through the terrorism boilerplate by asking "why."

Women and Power: Connecting Across the Generations

Marianne Schnall, Patty Goodwin, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.

The media narrative of different generations of feminists being at each other's throats could not be more wrong.

If Cutting Social Security Is Off the Table, Why Won't the White House Say It?

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. February 23, 2009.

If "there's no intention to touch Social Security in the foreseeable future," why doesn't Gibbs say it?

Make Bill O'Reilly Pay for Insulting Helen Thomas

Staff, DELETED. February 11, 2009.

The Women's Media Center is sick of Bill O'Reilly's attacks on journalism legend Helen Thomas.

History Cannot Save Bush

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 14, 2009.

In a final, childish act, Bush refuses to answer a question from Helen Thomas, the most senior member of the White House press corps.

Israel Bombs UN School, Three Killed; Death Toll 100 on Monday Alone

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 6, 2009.

A "large number" of Monday's casualties were civilians, and twelve of them were children.

Perino Defends "So?" Remark from Cheney, Claims Americans Had Input on War in '04

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress. March 21, 2008.

In claiming that American attitudes only matter every four years, Perino leaves out one inconvenient fact: the 2006 mid-term elections.