In the Field with Bertie
April 2, 2008 at 4:13 pm | In Online Journalism, Politics | Leave a CommentTags: Bertie Ahern, Blog, CNN
**BAM!** That’s the bombshell that went off for Ireland to-day when Bertie Ahern announced his resignation. I don’t think it’s the fact that it happend that was so surprsing, just that it happend so fast. Good ‘ol CNN is on the ball with coverage & analysis of the story & has a nice blog to go with it. Continue reading In the Field with Bertie…
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