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'''Dana T. Milbank''' (born [[27 April]], [[1968]]) is a Jewish American political reporter for ''[[The Washington Post]]''. He is a graduate of [[Yale University]], where he was a member of [[Trumbull College]], the Progressive Party of the [[Yale Political Union]] and the secret society [[Skull and Bones]].<ref>Lloyd Grove, "Yale Bones Connect Kerry, Bush", ''[[New York Daily News]]'', March 4, 2004</ref> <ref>Deborah Mitchell, "A Rich Bounty, Gone For Good", ''[[New York Daily News]]'', January 28, 2001</ref> <ref>"Kerry versus Bush: Eight is Enough", [[The Hotline]], March 4, 2004.</ref> |
'''Dana T. Milbank''' (born [[27 April]], [[1968]]) is a Jewish American political reporter for ''[[The Washington Post]]''. He is a graduate of [[Yale University]], where he was a member of [[Trumbull College]], the Progressive Party of the [[Yale Political Union]] and the secret society [[Skull and Bones]].<ref>Lloyd Grove, "Yale Bones Connect Kerry, Bush", ''[[New York Daily News]]'', March 4, 2004</ref> <ref>Deborah Mitchell, "A Rich Bounty, Gone For Good", ''[[New York Daily News]]'', January 28, 2001</ref> <ref>"Kerry versus Bush: Eight is Enough", [[The Hotline]], March 4, 2004.</ref> |
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Milbank covered the [[2000 US Presidential election]] and the [[2004 US Presidential election]]. He also covered [[President of the United States|US President]] [[George W. Bush]]'s first term in office. According to Milbank, the nickname given to him by the president is "not printable in a family publication."<ref>Bryan Keefer, [http://www.cjrdaily.org/the_water_cooler/dana_milbank_on_covering_the_w.php#BTG "Dana Milbank on Covering the White House and Nicknames We Can't Publish"], ''[[Columbia Journalism Review]]''</ref> |
Milbank covered the [[2000 US Presidential election]] and the [[2004 US Presidential election]]. He also covered [[President of the United States|US President]] [[George W. Bush]]'s first term in office. In 2001, a [[pool report|Press pool]] penned by Milbank which covered a Bush visit to the [[US Capitol|United States Capitol]] generated controversy within conservative circles.<ref>Christopher Cooper, "Bloggers Parse Pool Reportage On Bush Doings", ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', March 10, 2005</ref> According to Milbank, the nickname given to him by the president is "not printable in a family publication."<ref>Bryan Keefer, [http://www.cjrdaily.org/the_water_cooler/dana_milbank_on_covering_the_w.php#BTG "Dana Milbank on Covering the White House and Nicknames We Can't Publish"], ''[[Columbia Journalism Review]]''</ref> |
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As a reporter for ''The Washington Post'', Milbank writes "Washington Sketch", an observational column about political theater in the White House, Congress, and elsewhere in the capital. Before coming to the Post as a political writer in 2000, he covered the Clinton White House for ''[[The New Republic]]'' and Congress for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. |
As a reporter for ''The Washington Post'', Milbank writes "Washington Sketch", an observational column about political theater in the White House, Congress, and elsewhere in the capital. Before coming to the Post as a political writer in 2000, he covered the Clinton White House for ''[[The New Republic]]'' and Congress for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. |
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Revision as of 02:37, 15 April 2008
Dana T. Milbank (born 27 April, 1968) is a Jewish American political reporter for The Washington Post. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of Trumbull College, the Progressive Party of the Yale Political Union and the secret society Skull and Bones.[1] [2] [3]
Milbank covered the 2000 US Presidential election and the 2004 US Presidential election. He also covered US President George W. Bush's first term in office. In 2001, a Press pool penned by Milbank which covered a Bush visit to the United States Capitol generated controversy within conservative circles.[4] According to Milbank, the nickname given to him by the president is "not printable in a family publication."[5]
As a reporter for The Washington Post, Milbank writes "Washington Sketch", an observational column about political theater in the White House, Congress, and elsewhere in the capital. Before coming to the Post as a political writer in 2000, he covered the Clinton White House for The New Republic and Congress for The Wall Street Journal.
Milbank is the author of Smash Mouth: Two Years in the Gutter with Al Gore and George W. Bush--Notes from the 2000 Campaign Trail. A new book, Homo Politicus: The Strange and Scary Tribes that Run Our Government, was published by Random House in January 2008.[6]
References
- ^ Lloyd Grove, "Yale Bones Connect Kerry, Bush", New York Daily News, March 4, 2004
- ^ Deborah Mitchell, "A Rich Bounty, Gone For Good", New York Daily News, January 28, 2001
- ^ "Kerry versus Bush: Eight is Enough", The Hotline, March 4, 2004.
- ^ Christopher Cooper, "Bloggers Parse Pool Reportage On Bush Doings", The Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2005
- ^ Bryan Keefer, "Dana Milbank on Covering the White House and Nicknames We Can't Publish", Columbia Journalism Review
- ^ Homo Politicus by Dana Milbank - Books - Random House
External links
- Dana Milbank's Web site
- NNDB Profile: Dana Milbank
- Dana Milbank discusses his new book - January 2008
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