Didn't Get the Memo

June 10, 2005

At a joint media appearance by Tony Blair and George Bush this week, a Reuters reporter asked about the Downing Street Memo, which allegedly proves the Bush administration was planning for war eight months before the invasion. And suddenly the memo was in play in the American press - even though reporters have known about it for more than a month. Bob talks to USA Today reporter Mark Memmott about the nature of the coverage.


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