100^th in continuing blog series on the administration push to war. August is notoriously a quiet month around the corridors of power—the time most top officials go on vacation, Congress is on recess, and prominent media personalities leave the Beltway. Nonetheless, in August, 2003, certain wheels keep turning. The administration will have a year to work on trying to retain Congress and the White House in the 2004 elections in the face of imploding claims about Iraq. The work involves positive representations to the public and aggressive cover-up behind the scenes.
August 1-12, 2003:

 
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