Too Close to the Story. (Sports/Media)

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There have been a lot of stories about "embedded" war correspondents during the period of the recent War of Aggression against Iraq, an act which gave the Bush Dynasty a Unique place in American history--the first father-son presidency in which both men ignored the process and the Congress, and led the nation into undeclared wars.

Embedding, or placing reporters in the midst of combat units in the field, was a stroke of public relations genius by someone. There were dozens of splendid stories out there for the taking (at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reporter Ron Harris did exciting work and photographer Andy Cutraro was an ideal complement. Unfortunately, Terry Ganey got to Iraq too late to see actual combat). But as someone said, it was like looking at a parade through a soda straw--the reporter had an …