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"Reliable Sources"
Howard Kurtz tells White House spokesman Tony Snow: "It seems to be a recurring theme when journalists press you. You kind of accuse them of being troublemakers." Kurtz asks if the White House is getting a fair shake from the press corps.
SNOW: You know, I don't know. Whether they're being...
KURTZ: That means you think it's not and you don't want to say so?
SNOW: No. What it means is it's not my business to be picking fights with the press corps. You've got to keep in mind that what we do have is a political season where there are a lot of highly contentious issues. And you also have a time now where you're having a debate about Iraq, where passions run high. So, you've got to expect from time to time people are going to push, and sometimes I'll push back. But I don't -- I actually don't see it as that contentious."