Dropping Report's Iraq Chapter Was Unusual, Economists Say
by Jonathan Weisman
Concern About Impact on White House's Credibility Cited
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005; Page A17
At the National Security Council's request, the White House excised a full chapter on Iraq's economy from last week's Economic Report of the President, reasoning in part that the "feel good" tone of the writing would ring hollow against the backdrop of continuing violence, according to White House officials.
The decision to delete an entire chapter from the Council of Economic Advisers' annual report was highly unusual. Council members -- recruited from the top ranks of economic academia -- have long prided themselves on independence and intellectual integrity, and the Economic Report of the President is the council's primary showcase. ... See the rest at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45323-2005Feb22.html or http://tinyurl.com/6hgo4
© Virginia Metze
Concern About Impact on White House's Credibility Cited
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005; Page A17
At the National Security Council's request, the White House excised a full chapter on Iraq's economy from last week's Economic Report of the President, reasoning in part that the "feel good" tone of the writing would ring hollow against the backdrop of continuing violence, according to White House officials.
The decision to delete an entire chapter from the Council of Economic Advisers' annual report was highly unusual. Council members -- recruited from the top ranks of economic academia -- have long prided themselves on independence and intellectual integrity, and the Economic Report of the President is the council's primary showcase. ... See the rest at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45323-2005Feb22.html or http://tinyurl.com/6hgo4
© Virginia Metze
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