AU Event and Reporters

A reader tells us that dozens of reporters who queued up behind Bender Arena at American University today to cover Obama were turned away.

They were told it was over crowded and the fire marshall was not letting anyone else in, but VIPs were still ushered in.

Mother Jones’ David Corn was on his phone trying to contact the campaign. Like many of the reporters standing in line, Corn brought his family.

An intern for USA Today complained that his paper’s vast circulation should be enough to get him in.

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