President Bush's re-election campaign insisted on knowing the race of
an Arizona Daily Star journalist assigned to photograph Vice President
Dick Cheney. The Star refused to provide the information. Cheney is
scheduled to appear at a rally this afternoon at the Pima County
Fairgrounds. A rally organizer for the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign
asked Teri Hayt, the Star's managing editor, to disclose the
journalist's race on Friday. After Hayt refused, the organizer called
back and said the journalist probably would be allowed to photograph
the vice president. "It was such an outrageous request, I was
personally insulted," Hayt said later. Danny Diaz, a spokesman for the
president's re-election campaign, said the information was needed for
security purposes. Journalists covering the president or vice president
must undergo a background check and are required to provide their name,
date of birth and Social Security number. The Star provided that
information Thursday for Popat and this reporter. [more] link via Buzzflash.com
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