A look at the ‘holiday news dump’

Whether on purpose or by coincidence, the White House and federal agencies released several notable nuggets of news over the holidays, when most reporters were out of town or preoccupied with college football bowl games and the beginnings of the presidential election campaign.

Some might call it the holiday edition of "Take Out the Trash Day" — as described in a classic "West Wing" episode — when the White House and federal agencies release potentially embarrassing or politically tricky policy decisions and personnel changes on a day when reporters and the general public are less likely to notice or care.

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Dan Balz 04 Jan, 2012
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