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Pundit Boxscore for Sunday 25 April 2004

Lines in yellow indicate a substantive crossover column, meaning that the column is of opposite sign to the pundit's Normalized Total PI for the season, and contains at least five non-neutral partisan references.
Lines in gray indicate that the pundit has been classified as inactive, meaning that their columns are not currently being evaluated for partisanship.
Democratic references in blue, Republican in red, positive references in bold, negative in italics.
Author/
Affiliation		 Title/
Date		 words PI Partisan References
Maureen Dowd
New York Times		 The Orwellian Olsens
25 April 2004		 962 91 1R+,32R-,1R=
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld, the president
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld, president
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld, president, president
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld, vice president
In Bushworld,: Bushworld, the president, vice president
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld
In Bushworld,: Bushworld, administration
In Bushworld,: Bushworld, Bushworld
NYT Lead Editorial
New York Times		 A Stronger Force in Iraq
25 April 2004		 1177 71 1R+,16R-,4R=
President Bush: President Bush, Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Bush, Rumsfeld
Mr. Rumsfeld: Rumsfeld, White House
The administration: administration, White House, Bush
It is: the president, Rumsfeld, White House, administration
The failure: Bush administration, The president
Sending more: Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell
As much: Bush
This page: Bush
We may,: Bush
David S. Broder
Washington Post		 Opportunism Knocks
25 April 2004		 1022 58 11D-,8D=,10R+,7R=
When Matthew: Matthew Dowd, Bush, President Bush, the president
First, Dowd: Dowd, Bush, Bush, Democratic, John Kerry, Dowd
The poll: Kerry, Bush, the president, Bush
Some public: Kerry, Kerry, Bush
March was: Kerry, Democratic, Bush, Kerry, Bush, Kerry
Some Democrats: Democrats, Bush, Kerry, Kerry, Bush
I suspect: Kerry, Kerry, the president
Over the: Kerry
This is: Kerry, Kerry, Kerry
The election: Kerry
Clarence Page
Chicago Tribune		 Updated policy: Don't ask, don't tell and please don't leave
25 April 2004		 840 25 1D-,1R+,4R-,2R=
Gen. Colin: Colin Powell, Dwight Eisenhower
During President: President Bill Clinton
The Pentagon: President Bush
After Secretary: Donald Rumsfeld, Rumsfeld
Maybe "don't: Rumsfeld
As the: Barry Goldwater
WP Lead Editorial
Washington Post		 Squirrely Budgeting
25 April 2004		 746 15 6R+,9R-,5R=
"EVERY GROUND: Chuck Hagel, Bush administration, administration
Meanwhile the: administration, administration, administration
The administration: administration, administration, Hagel, Curt Weldon, White House, Scott McClellan, the president, White House, Duncan Hunter, Hunter, White House, White House, Hagel, administration
Jim Hoagland
Inactive		 Powell Agonistes
25 April 2004		 948
Thomas L. Friedman
Inactive		 Rue John Kennedy
25 April 2004		 946
George F. Will
Washington Post		 Facing Tourette's, Throwing Strikes
25 April 2004		 854 0
OJ On the Editorial Page
WSJ OpinionJournal		 Howard's End
25 April 2004		 673 0 1R=
But if: President Bush