Word: graff
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...Graff said he decided to apply for the press pass after the recent scandal in the White House surrounding Jeff D. Guckert—who obtained consistent daily press passes for two years, while operating under the pseudonym Jeff Gannon, and reporting for an online Republican mouthpiece, Talon News...
...pass that the reporter obtained and that was granted to Graff differs from a “hard pass,” which allows permanent access to White House press conferences, and requires an extensive background check...
...order to obtain the day pass, Graff said that he made over 30 phone calls, to no avail. Throughout the whole process, Graff updated his blog about his application status...
After a week, Graff attracted the attention of Ron Hutcheson, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and correspondent for Knight Ridder, who was following Graff’s story on FishbowlDC...
According to Graff, it was Hutcheson who stepped in and met with McClellan about giving Graff a pass...