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What is truly astounding about the situation involving Congressman Gary Condit [NATION, July 30] is not the scandal or the whereabouts of intern Chandra Levy but the audacity of any public figure, especially a politician, to be so self-deluded as to think he can escape the attention of the Argus-eyed media. When will these politicians learn that their every move is being watched, and any impropriety will certainly catch someone's attention sooner or later? To think otherwise is a high-stakes gamble that can, and often does, end up costing them their career. ALIDAD VAKILI La Jolla...
...with this summer, the first time I’ve had an apartment to call my own, my first time living somewhere besides Cambridge. Most of my experiences have revolved around my job as a news intern at the Times Free Press here in Chattanooga, Tenn. That’s where most of my friends—and excitement—have come from. My only tough week was the first week, when I wrote a few hard-hitting stories about a student who had died in Alabama. When I finally got school officials on the phone, more than...
...Intern's airfare to bring NBC president Andy Lack's forgotten BlackBerry from D.C. to Los Angeles...
Twenty years ago, I would have done it, probably in the story's first few weeks--a lock, really, a cinch, given all the elements of the story that are ripe for the taking. The amorous Congressman; the enticement of a tale about another Washington intern; sex in the capital city; sex and politics; sex. Or go a little deeper: a story about the impenetrable nature of public lives or of private lives suddenly blasted with publicity and a sidelight into the missing-persons cases that do not draw national attention--a moral lament about that...
...mother of the missing intern said this past week was particularly agonizing because of reports that a body had been found. The tip, delivered to a web site, WeTip.com, sent news media scurrying but it turned out to be bogus. "I'm not holding up very well. It's been a very rough week. Very rough. Very tired." And she reiterated her consistent plea: "I want my daughter found alive. I want the truth to come...