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Greenburg and veep race: now it makes sense

By Mark Obbie

Back when Jan Crawford Greenburg announced she was pulled from the Supreme Court beat to cover the vice presidential races, I groused about ABC's lack of support for the law beat. But Greenburg's remarkable Legalities blog post today -- cheekily titled "Girltalk" -- wipes away any regrets. In the long post, Greenburg dishes about the Sarah Palin selection process, but more importantly uses her own experiences as a reporter, and interviews with another groundbreaking female appointee, Sandra Day O'Connor, to make a poignant, moving statement about women and history and politics -- remarkably, without sounding at all partisan, pro- or anti-Palin. It's a memorable piece of analysis and revelatory writing. ABC, I forgive you.

Full post as published by Lawbeat on September 09, 2008 (boomark / email).