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The New York Times'
Jeff Zeleny had a problem with
Barack Obama's off-the-record demand over the weekend. "In my view, whenever he comes back on the plane to talk to reporters, he is on the record. We're not on the plane, in my view, to have private talks with presidential candidates. We're here to report what they are saying and give our readers a better idea of their campaigns and their candidacies." ||
Howard Kurtz: Obama has never cultivated close relationships with journalists, but some began likening him to JFK even before he formally entered the 2008 campaign. || Related "Reliable Sources"
transcript.
Seems to me that a reporter wanting to get a...