New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller to write Condi bio

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New York Observer

New York Times White House correspondent Elisabeth Bumiller is close to signing a deal with Random House to write a biography of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Ms. Bumiller plans to go on a yearlong book leave beginning in June...

While the book project is good news for Ms. Bumiller, it has been less so for her husband, Times diplomatic correspondent Steven Weisman. Executive editor Bill Keller has told Mr. Weisman that he must relinquish the State Department beat to avoid the perception of a conflict of interest, since his wife’s book will cover the same subject area...

An easy payday for a professional Bush-kisser like Bumiller. And I suppose there's no truth to the rumor that Condi will run in '08 if Hillary does.

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[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Will she write about Condi's iPod?

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2. It should be called:

"Falsehoods and Ferragamos: The Diary of a Mad Secretary of State."

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3. But wait--there's more

Outside books have become an increasing source of consternation for The Times. In December, the paper took a drubbing from both the right and left about the relationship between its N.S.A. eavesdropping scoop and reporter James Risen’s book on the topic—a connection that, depending on who was talking, demonstrated either a successful Times plot to promote Mr. Risen’s book or an unsuccessful Times plot to stifle the scoop.

Stifled? They SAT on the NSA story FOR A YEAR at the Bush White House's request. They also sat on the story about Bush being wired for the presidential debates, and of course became an acessory to the runup to the Iraq invasion by not confirming any of Judith Miller's stories. Why does Bill Keller still have his job?

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4. PM kick

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