Kagen Post Crescent?

Is this an article from the new non bias Steve Kagen Post Crescent Newspaper? Did Mr Kagen buy his own newspaper?

Notice the headline.

"Rove denies calling Kagen his No. 1 target in U.S. House

By Frederic J. Frommer • Associated Press writer • August 19, 2008 " Rove denies calling Kagen his No. 1 target in U.S. House | Postcrescent.com | Appleton Post-Crescent

Here we have the same article from the same Frederic J. Frommer from the same AP on the same day and see how the Green Bay Press Gazette writes the headline.

"No records found to back Kagen claim

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER • The Associated Press • August 19, 2008 " No records found to back Kagen claim | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette

At least the G B Press called Kagen's office, note nothing from the APC

In an interview Monday with the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Kagen would not comment on his campaign's claim or Rove's accusation, saying, "I have no response to that."

— Malavika Jagannathan/Press-Gazette

I give credit to the Green Bay Press Gazette. You have done some honest up front reporting in the upcoming 8th district election. I have been hard on your paper in the past but today would like to thank you for doing your job.

Can we now say Steve Kagen must now own a newspaper in the Fox Valley? To the Appleton Post Crescent, disgraceful.

From both articles.

Besides Rove's denial, an Associated Press search of publications in the Nexis database found no record of Rove making that comment. Kagen's campaign offered three sources to back up its claim, but none provided solid documentation.

One, a January 2007 memo from the White House Office of Political Affairs lists Kagen and 19 other congressional Democrats as "2008 House Targets: Top 20."

The second source is a September 2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel blog about Rove being the guest at a Washington fundraiser for Kagen's opponent, John Gard. But the blog makes no mention of Rove calling Kagen the No. 1 target, and in any event, the fundraiser was for the 2006 race, not this year's Kagen-Gard rematch.

In the third case, a self-described "lefty" blogger, Renee Crawford, writes, "Word from the beat is that Karl Rove has decided that Steve Kagen ... is his number one seat in the entire country to win in 2008."

But the blog doesn't quote Rove or provide other documentation.

Which paper of record can we believe or which one is taking sides in the Wisconsin 8th district Congressional race. Will we hear the truth about the Gard Kagen election? Will we read slanted headlines to give Steve Kagen the upper hand? Will the people of the 8th district be deceived by the Appleton Post Crescent? Will John Gard get fair reporting from the Appleton newspaper?

It's time to send Steve Kagen back to private practice.

Shame on the Appleton Post Crescent