Romney, Reporter Spar in a Staples Store

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2008 Following presidential candidates from state to state as they shake hands, kiss babies (and backsides, some might say, in the figurative sense) and promise to be the Best Prez Ever! must get tiresome for reporters on the campaign trail. In this clip, it's hard to say if the grind got to AP scribe Glen Johnson or whether Mitt Romney's claims about eschewing lobbyists made him snap. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AP Backs Photographer Held in Insurgency Case

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2007 Bilal Hussein, an AP photographer whom the U.S. military has accused of collaborating with insurgents, has been detained in Iraq for 19 months and may soon be tried by an Iraqi court. The Associated Press, apparently fed up with trying to reason with the military, has released the results of its own exhaustive investigation, which found the charges against Hussein to be "false" and "meaningless." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AP Keeps Bush in (Fact) Check

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2007 File this one under "Good Uses of Journalistic Resources": The Associated Press marshaled its fact-checking talents and expertise to dissect President Bush's speech on Thursday, issuing corrections to some of Bush's claims in this handy point-by-point analysis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Guantanamo: Still Abusing After All These Years

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2007 Despite fleeting promises by the administration to shut the place down, the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba is still up and running, complete with many of the terrible conditions we've all come to know and be ashamed of, according to transcripts recently obtained by the Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Shining Light Goes Out in Africa

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 9, 2007 All 114 on board were killed in the crash of Kenyan Airlines Flight 507, including Anthony Mitchell, a brave journalist who risked his life to shine a light on often ignored Africa. Shortly before his death, Mitchell had revealed America's use of secret Ethiopian prisons. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AP Reports the Obvious on Bush & Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2006 This story is significant not because of what it says (Bush has changed his Iraq war justifications half a dozen times) but because it comes from the purportedly neutral AP. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

His Iconic Image Lives On

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2006 Now that the Iraq war has lasted longer than the U.S. role in World War II, it seems an appropriate time to pause and reflect on the death of a man who provided one of the great icons of that earlier conflict. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Book: Sept. 11 Panel Doubted Officials

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2006 Long suspected and ultimately confirmed news from the AP: "The Sept. 11 commission was so frustrated with repeated misstatements by the Pentagon and FAA about their response to the 2001 terror attacks that it considered an investigation into possible deception, the panel's chairmen say in a new book." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poll: Almost 60% Disapprove of Iraq War

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 That number is the highest level yet in the AP-Ipsos polling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Hunting Story Filled With Discrepancies

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2006 The Associated Press (not exactly an ultra-liberal organization) says the account of the vice president's hunting accident is full of inconsistencies. Newsday points out that the medical diagram in Cheney's accident report is incorrect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )