Article: jackal (jak'el) n., 1. wild dogs that hunt and prey in packs.(NEWS)

Maybe it's because jackals are meat-eaters that hunt in packs. Maybe that's why Gov. Jesse Ventura likens the Twin Cities media to the species.

In an excerpt from Ventura's book "Do I Stand Alone?: Going to the Mat Against Political Pawns and Media Jackals," the governor assigns a jackal-like quality to the news media:

"The media have no excuse for the way they've treated me. They smelled blood in the water and they've been circling ever since, ready to go on the ...

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