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Margie Burns is a freelance journalist in metro D.C. with a blog on government, law and politics, and Hill credentials through the Austin-based Progressive Populist. Her articles have appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Evening Sun, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Detroit Free Press, Legal Times, the Madison Capital Times, the Miami Herald, Salon.com, the St. Louis Journalism Review, the San Antonio Current, Style Weekly, and the Waco Tribune Herald among other periodicals.
She has written for the Baltimore Chronicle, Chronicles Magazine, the Washington Spectator newsletter, bradblog, and onlinejournal, edited by Bev Conover. Her columns appeared in The Prince George's Journal (Md.) 1996-2004 and The Prince George's Sentinel 2004-2006.
Her doctorate is in Renaissance English literature. She teaches English as an adjunct at UMBC.
(5 comments) SHARE Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Arlen Specter Switches Parties, Still Calls GOP 'Us'
this started back in 2006, when significant figures in the GOP adopted a new gambit: Tired of losing as Republicans, more of them began running as Democrats. Missouri and Kansas are and were prime examples, though Maryland among other states also had some newly reinvented contenders.
Now Pennsylvania has joined the Louisiana Purchase club of new old guard.
(3 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 29, 2009 Scooter Libby Was Not Arrested
Some conservative commentators have tried to parallel the odd arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Dec. 9, 2008, and the indictment of I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, Vice President Cheney's Chief of Staff, on Oct. 28, 2005.
But there is little similarity in the treatment of the two men.
(9 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Is Fitzgerald's Office Leaking to the Chicago Tribune?
Relations between Chicago news media and the federal prosecutor in Chicago have become troubling. The hasty, highly publicized arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should have been scrutinized by Chicago press. But the Chicago Tribune seems to have lost objectivity.
SHARE Wednesday, May 3, 2006 Premature Launch
The administration launched its first PR blitz against Iraq on March 11, 2002, exploiting the six-month anniversary of 9/11. But the launch failed. Someone must have feared that the blitz would raise questions about September 11, 2001.
(3 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Protecting Planted Items and the White House
Bob Woodward's published text of his statement on the CIA leak case is actually pretty revealing. It also raises significant questions.
SHARE Monday, November 28, 2005 Questions Bob Woodward Has Not Answered
More than one theory has already arisen from what Woodward has disclosed. But more unanswered questions remain about WH use of willing media tools.