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Article: Dropping Report's Iraq Chapter Was Unusual, Economists Say; Concern About Impact on White House's Credibility Cited
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- The Washington Post
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- February 23, 2005
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At the National Security Council's request, the White House
excised a full chapter on Iraq's economy from last week's Economic
Report of the President, reasoning in part that the "feel good" tone
of the writing would ring hollow against the backdrop of continuing
violence, according to White House officials.
The decision to delete an entire chapter from the Council of
Economic Advisers' annual report was highly unusual. Council members -
- recruited from the top ranks of economic academia -- have long
prided themselves on independence and intellectual integrity, and the
Economic Report of the President is the council's primary showcase.
The withholding of a completed chapter struck some ...