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want to know why the mainstream media didn't report retired Supreme Court Associate Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor's recent speech in which she used the word "dictatorship" to describe the direction the country may be headed if Republicans continue to attack the judiciary. "The press has its excuses," says
Jack Shafer. "It doesn't like to form a pack to chase somebody else's story -- until it's damn good and ready. The press is also lazy about breaking news on Friday -- and doubly lazy about picking up a radio story. ... But if you assume that the press gave the O'Connor story a bye because they're part of the Bush's royal court, you're wrong."
