ABC Zeroes In on George
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ABC News President David Westin traveled to Washington Thursday and met with George Stephanopoulos, who has emerged as the heir apparent to Diane Sawyer as host of Good Morning America, Rebecca Dana reports. But Stephanopoulos is also trying to keep his Sunday job.
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Why does the Obama administration seem so arrogant and self-satisfied? Lee Siegel says blame smug press secretary Robert Gibbs, who should take a page from the courtly style of Tony Snow.
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ABC's tenacious reporter is already proving to be the new star of the White House press pack.
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