SlateJohn McCain's campaign has some explaining to do if it lets five TV news outlets inspect the candidate's medical records but excludes the Times, says
Jack Shafer. "This looks like payback for the Times' Feb. 21
story about McCain and the female lobbyist." A reporter denied --
Lawrence Altman, in this case -- is a vengeful force, notes Shafer. "He'll only dig deeper, perhaps dislodging information that would have otherwise gone unnoticed."
